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Pearson Affordable Learning Fund
Total Duration5 yrs 7 mos
TitleChairman
Dates EmployedJan 2012 – Mar 2017
Employment Duration5 yrs 3 mos
LocationLondon, United Kingdom
The Pearson Affordable Learning Fund (PALF) is a $65M venture fund that invests in private schools, education technology and scalable services to meet the demand for affordable education in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The Fund seeks to make market based returns while demonstrating outsized learning outcomes. Currently PALF has 10 portfolio companies with operations in 7 countries.
PALF investments include:
- Innovative private school models e.g. SPARK Schools (Covered in The Economist: http://www.economist.com/news/business/21679790-south-african-entrepreneurs-have-good-ideas-bringing-private-education-masses-school) and APEC Schools (Covered by Rappler: http://www.rappler.com/bulletin-board/119787-apec-schools-free-senior-high-school)
- High-quality STEM solutions e.g. Avanti (Covered in The Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2015/04/07/son-of-kanpur-mechanic-gets-full-scholarship-to-mit/)
- Pioneering English language learning solutions e.g. Karadi Path (Profiled in The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/pearson-partner-zone/2016/oct/24/the-whole-world-is-learning-languages-wrong-and-now-we-know-why)
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TitleChief Education Advisor
Dates EmployedSep 2011 – Mar 2017
Employment Duration5 yrs 7 mos
LocationLondon, United Kingdom
As Chief Education Advisor, Michael provides educational leadership and expert advice to Pearson. He leads the Office of the Chief Education Advisor across the three areas below:
Efficacy:
Transforming Pearson to irreversibly embed efficacy in to the way the company works, which translates into better outcomes for more people, improving lives through learning. https://www.pearson.com/efficacy-and-research/efficacy-reports.html
Research:
Establishing Pearson as a leader in global education debate and research through partnering with world-leading experts in education and innovation. https://www.pearson.com/about-pearson/what-we-do/innovation/open-ideas-at-pearson.html
Affordable Learning:
Investing in private schools, education technology and scalable services to meet the demand for affordable education in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The Fund seeks to make market based returns while demonstrating outsized learning outcomes. https://www.affordable-learning.com/
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