Matt Greenfield is a pioneer investor in EdTech with 25+ years of experience in venture capital and angel investing and deep industry connections. He is eager to transform education to be more joyful, collaborative, and purposeful, which he strives to achieve through his role as founder and managing partner of Rethink Education.

Matt has a robust background in entrepreneurship and education as the co-founder of Rethink First, a $100m ARR company serving 3 million neurodivergent learners a year, and former English professor at Bowdoin College and the City University of New York (CUNY). During his time as a professor, Matt served on a committee overseeing admissions, helped launch an interdisciplinary learning community program for first-year students, taught in a teacher preparation program, and led graduate courses in literature to teachers from the New York City Public Schools.

Matt is a board member of Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) and several Rethink Education portfolio companies including Stellic, CareAcademy, GetSetUp, Major League Hacking, Ignite Reading, and NoRedInk.

Matt received his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. in English from Yale University, where he won five academic prizes and fellowships from the Mellon and Whiting Foundations and served on the editorial board of the Yale Journal of Law and the Humanities.

Andre (“Dre”) Bennin is a Managing Partner of Rethink Education where he is a key player in both firm strategy and leading investments, actively shaping the portfolio, positioning, and thesis. Dre brings 10+ years of venture and private equity investing experience to the team, formerly serving as Managing Partner of Juvo Ventures and as Managing Director of Corporate Development at Strada Education Network. While at Strada, Dre led $580mm of investments and acquisitions, served on the boards of Authess, Cell-Ed, BridgeEdu, and Roadtrip Nation, and was an advisory board member of Kenzie Academy and GSV Ventures.

Dre originally joined Strada in 2013 as Senior Advisor and Deputy Chief of Staff to the CEO, playing an integral role in the organization’s transition and mission development. Before rejoining Strada as Managing Director in 2018, Dre pursued a role in the public sector as Senior Operations Director for the Office of the Governor of Indiana, Eric J. Holcomb, where he supervised all workforce training and economic development agencies for the state and spearheaded the creation of its $250mm investment vehicle, the Next Level Fund.

Dre was recognized in Savoy Magazine’s 2020 Most Influential Black Executives in Corporate America. He earned his bachelor’s degree in molecular biology and his Juris Doctorate from Brigham Young University. Dre is a West African immigrant, born in Côte d’Ivoire to two Ghanaian parents and grew up in Alexandria, VA. He currently resides in Indianapolis, IN with his three children. Dre is a native French and Twi speaker.

Bridget Duru is a VP at Rethink Education, focused on pipeline, deal sourcing, and thesis development, currently targeting our life skills investment vertical. She boasts a strong background in leading due diligence for private equity transactions in the education and consumer sectors during her tenure at EY-Parthenon.

Bridget brings an extensive network in venture capital and early-stage education, healthcare, and financial technologies to the team. She serves as the New York Co-Lead of the Emerging Venture Capital Association (EVCA), is the founder of pre-partner EdTech investors group, and is a board observer of Rethink Education portfolio companies: Anthill, GetSetUp, Care Academy, and Vivvi. Bridget has been raising funds dedicated to advancing education since middle school.

She graduated magna cum lade from Brown University with a B.A. in Political Science and Gender Studies.

Monique Malcolm-Hay is a VP at Rethink Education, focused on deal sourcing, portfolio management, and fundraising support. An emerging AI connoisseur in the EdTech sector, Monique is spearheading Rethink Education’s partnership with the Robin Hood Foundation on responsible AI in education and is a frequent speaker on the topic at industry events like SOCAP.

Monique began her career in PwC’s Deals practice on the restructuring team before transitioning to join PwC’s workforce strategy consulting team, where she drove the firm’s AI x upskilling offering. She then joined the early team of Future Fit AI, where she loved supporting the 0 to 1 stage of company building. Prior to Rethink, Monique led Stanford GSB’s Impact Fund, directing early-stage investments with a focus on measurable social impact.

Trained as an accountant (CPA-equivalent), Monique holds an M.B.A. and M.A. in Education from Stanford University, and a B.S. in Business and Management from Aston University.

Board observer of Rethink Education portfolio companies: Brighthive, Voxy, and Major League Hacking.