132 Education & Innovation Leaders at ASU+GSV

A talented group of advocates, educators, entrepreneurs, and investors gathered in Scottsdale this week at the ASU+GSV Education Innovation Summit (#Edinnovation). I had the good fortune to interact with a small fraction of them.

Edtech Execs

1. Todd Hitchcock, Pearson Embanet, online HigherEd

2. Mickey Revenaugh, Connections Learning

3. Julie Young, founder, Florida Virtual School

4. Gregg Levin, FuelEd

5. Rose Else-Mitchell, Scholastic

6. Rob Waldron and

7. Renee Foster, Curriculum Associates, core-built adaptive learning

8. Alan Gershenfeld, E-Line Media, learning games

9. Gunnar Counselman, Fidelis Education, student-centric HigherEd

10. Alvin Crawford, Knowledge Delivery Systems, smart PD

11. Matthew Petersen and

12. Ingrid Ellerbe, MIND Research Institute, visual game-based math

13. Jessie Woolley-Wilson DreamBox, adaptive K-6 math

14. Chris Romer, American Honors, 2+2 program

15. Clay Whitehead, Presence Learning, online speech therapy & related services

16. Aden Fine, Edmodo, social learning

17. Arthur VanderVeen, Compass Learning, K-12 Core-aligned content

18. Curt Allen and

19. Duane Call, Agilix, personalized learning (see recent feature)

20. Josh Coates and

21. Mistry Frost, Instructure, Canvas learning management system

22. Pano Anthos, Six Red Marbles, learning experience design (recent feature)

23. Jordan Meranus, Ellevation, English language learning

24. Jeff Dunn, DeVry University, innovation

25. Peter Cohen and

26. Scott Drossos and

27. Victoria Burwell, McGraw Hill Education

28. Matthew Wulfstat, Stratford School, private Bay Area K-8 network

29. Lane Rankin, Illuminate, data & assessment management

30. Bob Bowen, Scientific Learning

31. Eren Bali, Udemy, online learning marketplace

32. Chris Cerf, Amplify

33. Jeff Cohen, Sylvan Learning

34. Mary Cullinane, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

35. Tom Davidson, EverFi

36. Gene Eidelman, Mosaica Education

37. Caleb Eliason, School Improvement Network

38. Jeremy Johnson, 2U

39. John Katzman, Noodle Education

40. Matt Leavy, Pearson

41. Bror Saxberg, Kaplan

42. Matt Pittinsky, Parchment (see recent feature)

43. Cory Reid, MasteryConnect (see recent feature)

44. Lynda Weinman, Lynda.com

Startups

45. Jacob Stiglitz, Rockit Education, Vietnam

46. Mark Limbaugh, Panther Learning, better peer review

47. Eric Korb, Accreditrust, credential processing services

48. Brian Jacobs and

49. Joshua Mullineaux, panOpen, HigherEd OER

50. Chris Walsh, Zaption, interactive video

51. Vernon Johnson, Accelerate Learning, K-12 hands on science

52. Sabari Raja, Nepris, connecting teachers to industry leaders

53. Sanjeev Agrawal, Collegefeed, job board

54. Jason Singer, Curriculet, digital literacy platform

55. Rachel Romer, Blueprint, a community college guidance platform

56. Kelly Amis, Loudspeaker Films

57. Lynzi Ziegenhagen, Schoolzilla

58. Rajiv Enand, Lightside Labs

59. Ramona Pierson and

60. Nelson González, Declara, smart personalization

61. Matt Gross, Newsela, news as literacy

62. Karl Rectanus, Lea(R)n, short cycle trials

63. Kim Taylor, Ranku, discoverability for online degrees

64. Jeff Scheur, NoRedInk

District/Network Leaders

65. Juan Cabrera, El Paso Schools

66. Diane Tavenner, Summit Public Schools

67. Steve Barr, The Future is Now, school development

68. Julie Jackson, Uncommon Schools

69. Caryn Voskuil, Rocketship

70. Jon Hage, Charter Schools USA

71. Harris Ferrell, Achievement First

Investors & Advisors

72. Mitch Kapor, Kapor Capital

73. Harold Levy, Palm Ventures

74. Corey Greendale and

75. Clement Erbman, First Analysis

76. Alejandro Caballero, World Bank IFC

77. Katelyn Donnelly, Pearson Affordable Learning Fund

78. Michael Moe, GSV Asset Management

79. Deborah Quazzo, GSV Advisors

80. Rob Hutter and

81. Michael Staton, Learn Capital

82. Josh Cohen, City Light Capital

83. Gisele Huff, Hume Foundation

84. Nick Donohue, Nellie Mae Education Foundation

85. Reed Hastings, Netflix (and DreamBox board member)

86. Harry Singh, Intel Capital

87. Amy Anderson, Donnell-Kay Foundation, Denver

88. Steve Arnold, Lucas Foundation

89. Jen Holleran, Startup Education

90. Don Burton, Techstars

91. Paul Freedman, Entangled Ventures

92. Jonathan Harber, Harber Advisors

93. Will Ethridge, Pearson advisor

94. Vivian Wu, EdTech investors

Advocates & Impact Orgs

95. Jeb Bush, Foundation for Excellence in Education

96. John Bailey and

97. Nathan Martin, Digital Learning Now

98. Michael Horn and

99. Thomas Arnett, Christensen Institute

100. Don Graham, TheDream.US

101. Jaime Casap, Google evangelist

102. Myles Mendoza, Ed Choice Illinois

103. Katrina Stevens, EdSurge

104. Kathy Hurley, Pearson Foundation

105. Alisha Morgan, Georgia legislator

106. Susan Patrick and

107. Jonathan Oglesby, iNACOL

108. Kim Jacobson, Stanford d.School

109. Brian Greenberg, Silicon Schools

110. Karen Cator, Digital Promise

111. Linda Pittenger, Innovation Network

112. Phyllis Lockett, Leap innovation

113. Jim Shelton,

114. Richard Culatta and

115. Nadya Chinoy Dabby, US ED

116. Saad Rizvi, Pearson efficacy framework

117. Eileen Sigmund, Arizona Charter School Association

118. Cathleen Barton, Intel

119. Mieka Wick, CityBridge Foundation

120. Karen Billings, SIIA

121. Linda Burch, Common Sense Media

122. Frank Catalano, Intrinsic Strategy

123. Kevin Chavous, American Federation for Children

124. Jessica Lindl, Glass Lab

125. Lisa Keegan, Keegan Co

126. Ron Reed, SXSWedu

127. Margaret Spellings, George W. Bush Presidential Center

128. Carol Rava Treat, Get Schooled

Head Hunters

129. Joe Haberman, Heidrick & Struggles

130. Ralph Prostik, BSG Team Ventures

131. Willa Perlman, Ligature Partners

132. Stacy Holland, Exceptional People

 
See day one coverage, ASU+GSV: Education Dreaming, including Reed Hasting, Magic Johnson, Laurene Powell Jobs, Karen Cator, and the panel I moderated on 16 Ways to Expand Access to Learning, and day two coverage, ASU+GSV: Education Powers The American Dream, including panels led by Rob Waldron, Josh Coates, Jaime Casap, and Elizabeth Stock.
Several people mentioned represent Getting Smart Advocacy Partners and Learn Capital Portfolio companies.