Jay Kimmelman

Jay Kimmelman Jay has a premium accountClick to upgrade to Premium CEO, Co-Founder San Francisco Bay Area 500+ connections Contact info Bridge International Academies Harvard University Get the LinkedIn app and see more profiles like Jay’s anytime, anywhere mollysumner77@gmail.com Send me a linkOr send me an SMS insteadJay Kimmelman Jay Kimmelman CEO, Co-Founder About Jay Kimmelman is Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Bridge International Academies, the world's leading cloud-powered learning service provider for students living on less than $2 per person per day. Jay is a leader in the field of education innovation, previously founding and running Edusoft, the leading educational software company providing assessment platforms to over 3 Million US public school children. After selling Edusoft in 2004, Jay and his partner Shannon May founded Bridge to try to solve one of the world’s most pressing issues - how to provide a world class education to children whose families live on less that $2 per person per day. He received his B.A. in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, from Harvard University. Experience Bridge International Academies CEO, Co-Founder Company NameBridge International Academies Dates EmployedApr 2008 – Present Employment Duration12 yrs 6 mos LocationNairobi, Kenya Provide executive leadership in driving the company to deliver on its mission of becoming the world’s largest private schooling system serving millions of children. Emerging Market Research Researcher Company NameEmerging Market Research Dates EmployedMay 2005 – Apr 2008 Employment Duration3 yrs LocationAfrica, China, India, SE Asia Conducted embedded research in impoverished communities across the globe. Identified key challenges and opportunities within the low-cost private school market serving children of parents earning less than $2 per day Houghton Mifflin Harcourt President of Edusoft Division Company NameHoughton Mifflin Harcourt Dates EmployedMar 2004 – Apr 2005 Employment Duration1 yr 2 mos LocationBoston, MA After the acquisition of Edusoft, led one of the fastest growing divisions of Houghton Mifflin. Integrated Edusoft into the corporate umbrella while continuing to aggressively scale the operation across the US. Edusoft CEO, Co-founder Company NameEdusoft Dates EmployedSep 2000 – Dec 2004 Employment Duration4 yrs 4 mos LocationSan Francisco Bay Area[ Founded and scaled the leading assessment platform provider to US public school districts. Served 3 Million students in 400 school districts across the nation, including the second largest in the country. Company acquired by Houghton Mifflin Education Harvard University Harvard University Degree NameB.A.Field Of StudyComputer Science and Electrical Engineering Dates attended or expected graduation1995 – 1999