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Expanding Access to Higher Education: A Chat with Jamie Merisotis of the Lumina Foundation

On the latest episode of the Rethinking Education Sessions, Matt Greenfield and Amanda Beaudoin sit down with Jamie Merisotis, the President and CEO of Lumina Foundation. Lumina Foundation is the nation’s largest private foundation committed solely to enrolling and graduating more students from colleges. The Foundation is also a good friend and LP of Rethink […]

Tammy Mank Wincup

Tammy serves as an Investment Committee Member for Rethink Education. Tammy is President & Chief Commercial Officer, Revolution Foods. Before that, Tammy was the founding President of Protocol, a media company covering the power center of tech. Founded as a part of POLITICO Media Group and sold to Axel Springer Media in 2021, Tammy grew […]

Michelle Dervan

Michelle Dervan serves as a Venture Partner for Rethink Education.Pior to joining Rethink Education, Michelle was a Director of Strategic Partnerships at Pearson Education where she focused on sourcing and structuring partnership deals with large and small tech companies. She previously held a number of education, edtech and economic development roles at Irish government agency, […]

Matt Greenfield

Matt Greenfield serves as the Managing Partner of Rethink Education with Andre Bennin. Matt sits on the boards of AllHere, Allovue, BrightBytes, CareAcademy, GetSetUp, Major League Hacking, and Stellic. His non-profit affiliations include the boards of Southern New Hampshire University. Matt received his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. in English from Yale University, where he won […]

Michael Walden

Michael Walden serves as Chief Operating Officer of Rethink Capital Partners, where he oversees the launch, development and operations of the Rethink Capital Partners venture strategies. Michael also serves as the Managing Partner of Rethink Commnunity. Since joining the firm in 2011, he has lead the development and launch of four Rethink Capital Partners strategies […]

Ebony Brown

Ebony Brown serves as Partner at Rethink Education, a venture capital firm focused on education technology, where she is part of the investment committee and helps shape firm strategy. Most recently, she was the Director of US Ventures at Village Capital, where she was responsible for finding and supporting US start-ups for the fund’s five […]

Bridget Duru

Bridget Duru serves as an Associate on the investment team at Rethink Education. Prior to joining the firm in January 2022, Bridget spent two years at EY-Parthenon, focusing on commercial due diligence for companies in the consumer and education sectors. Bridget graduated magna cum laude from Brown University and holds a B.A. in Political Science […]

Amy Nelson

Amy Nelson serves as Chief Strategy Officer of Rethink Capital Partners where she oversees the firm’s development of new strategies and supports growth and operations across the platform. Prior to Rethink, she spent eight years at Venture For America, an organization that selects, trains, and supports the next generation of entrepreneurs, including four years serving […]

Andre Bennin

Andre Bennin serves as 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. He previously served as Managing Partner of Juvo Ventures. Before that, he came from Strada Education Network, where he was a Managing Director of Corporate Development, […]

Rethink Impact Management LLC, Rethink Education Management LLC, Rethink Community Management LLC, Rethink Food Management LLC, and Rethink Healthcare Real Estate, LLC are affiliates and relying advisers of Rethink Capital Partners, LLC, a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) registered investment adviser. Registration with the SEC does not imply a certain level of skill or training. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal and fluctuation of value. There is no guarantee that any investment strategy will achieve its objectives, generate profits or avoid losses. Risk controls, as referenced, do not promise any level of performance or guarantee against loss of principal.