Emerge brings together the brightest minds re-imagining the future of human capital development. 
Claudio Erba, founder and former CEO, Docebo
The Emerge Team
I am the son of immigrants whose life was changed by education. I founded Emerge with the vision to democratise access to opportunity by being a catalytic partner to early-stage founders, so that others would not have to rely on the same luck that I had.
Jan Lynn-Matern
FOUNDER & PARTNER
I co-founded and successfully sold Tigerspike, a 300-person mobile tech company. At Emerge, I draw on my operational experience to both provide hands-on support to our portfolio founders and assess potential investments.
Nic Newman
PARTNER
My university scholarship took me from Bosnia to the US and changed my life. Today I am fortunate that I can dedicate my career to supporting solutions that give everyone a chance to fulfil their potential.
Mario Barosevcic
PARTNER
I take care of our vibrant community at Emerge. Prior to Emerge, I co-founded the largest pan-European university accelerator.
Zara Zaman
Head of Platform
I am passionate about meeting founders creating solutions that unlock human potential. Prior to Emerge I spent 6 years working across strategy and operations at Uber, Gorillas and as a management consultant. Outside of work, I’m a governor for 3 local primary schools in London.
Sami Tatar
Senior Associate
A scholarship to UCL changed my life; I graduated top of my faculty, won full scholarships for a PhD, and went on hold several postdoctoral fellowships for research and teaching. Prior to Emerge, I worked at the Guardian, Yale and the University of Oxford. At Emerge, I work on research, data and AI.
Charlotte Jones
Research Operations
I look after everything finance and operations at Emerge, working closely with our community of service providers and portfolio companies to deliver value to our investors. Prior to Emerge, I spent 4 years working in a Big 4 accounting firm.
Chloe Trigg
Finance and Operations Manager
Venture Partners
The industry’s top operators – at your service
Dan Sommer
CEO/Founder @ Trilogy, CEO @ 10XImpact
Natasha Davidson
ex-EMEA CMO @ Coursera, ex-VP @ Blackboard
Ajay Varia
Founding engineer @ MasterClass, former COO @ Emeritus
Rob Lauber
ex CLO @ McDonald’s
Maor Ezer
ex CMO @ WalkMe
Abakar Saidov
Co-founder and CEO @ Beamery
Amanda Nolen
Founder @ Niles Nolen
Claudio Erba
Founder @ Docebo
Catalina Schveninger
ex-CLO @ Vodafone, ex-CPO @ FutureLearn
Bror Saxberg
ex-CLO @ K12 Inc & @ Kaplan
Stephen Youngwood
ex CEO @ Sesame Workshop
Christina Sass
Co-founder @ Andela
Marc Steven Ramos
ex CLO @ Cornerstone OnDemand, ex Global Head of Learning Strategy @ Novartis
Pierre Dubuc
Co-founder and CEO @ OpenClassrooms
Geoff Stead
CPO @ MyTutor, ex-CPO @ Babbel
Stephen Jull
Global Head of AI & Edtech @ Teach For All, Co-Founder @ GeoGebra, CEO @ Epic!
Nina Huntemann
CAO @ Chegg, ex-VP Learning @ EdX
James Kenigsberg
Co-founder, ex CTO @ 2u
Mike Damiano
ex VP @ Blackboard, @ Coursera, @ Studywiz
Rob Cohen
Senior Advisor @ 2U
Tamar Elkeles
ex CLO @ Qualcomm
David Blake
Co-founder and CEO @ Degreed
Sunil Gunderia
CIO/CSO @ Age of Learning, ex-GM @ The Walt Disney Company
Andrey Anishchenko
Co-founder @ Skillbox, co-founder @ EBAC
Craig Pines
Principal Advisor @ CP Global Advisors, ex CEO @ Amerigo, ex CEO @ Deltak
Susan Steele
Chair @ Filtered, ex CPO @ Ebiquity
Bertie Hubbard
Co-founder @ MyTutor
Shay David
Co-founder and CEO @ Retrain.ai, Co-founder @ Kaltura
Guillermo Miranda
ex CLO @ Boeing, ex CLO @ IBM and ex-President @ IBM SkillsBuild Foundation
Michael Horn
ex-CSO @ Entangled Group
Kirsten Campbell-Howes
CLO @ Busuu
Holger Seim
Co-Founder and CEO @ Blinkist
Cynthia Stuckey
SVP @ EZRA Coaching, ex VP @ Degreed, ex Senior Partner @ Korn Ferry
Gustaf Nordback
ex MD @ Rosetta Stone, ex CEO @ DigiExam and @ Headspring
Sievert Weiss
Co-founder and CEO @ AMBOSS
Benedikt Dalkmann
CFO @ Bertelsmann Education Group
Ian Dunn
Provost @ Coventry University
Kara Sasse
CPO @ Ripple Operations, ex CPO @ Springboard
Jamie Brooker
Founder @ Kahoot!
Joshua Park
ex-CEO @ Princeton Review
Chris Evans
CTO @ Kahoot!
Nunzio Quacquarelli
Founder and CEO @ QS
Mads Bonde
Co-founder @ Labster
Rolf Grisebach
Board @ Sanoma, previously Macmillan Holtzbrink
Mark Hanley-Browne
ex CEO @ Alpha Plus
Lucy Stonehill
Founder @ BridgeU
Dennis Yang
ex CEO @ Udemy
Kelley Steven-Waiss
CTO @ ServiceNow
Stéphanie Ricci
ex CLO @ AXA
John Fillmore
President @ Chegg Skills
Clarissa Shen
ex COO @ Udacity
Mehul Patel
ex COO/President @ Apollo Global
Melanie Steinbach
CPO @ MasterClass
Ryan O'Mahoney
ex CMO @ GetSmarter
Kevin Frey
CEO @ Generation Unlimited, UNICEF
Leah Belsky
GM Education @ OpenAI, ex CRO @ Coursera
Emma Lancaster
ex CEO @ StudyGroup
Greg Miller
Co-founder and ex CEO @ Faethm
Michael Paterson
Co-founder and ex CTO @ Beamery
Benjamin Joseph
Co-founder and CEO @ Learnlight
Gregory Finkelstein
ex COO @ Zovio, ex MD @ Wiley, MD @ Tyton Partners
Jonathan Satchell
CEO @ Learning Technologies Group
Jessica Appelbaum Wang
Senior Vice President @ 2U
Jonathan Lau
Co-founder and COO @ InStride
Laura Warnier
ex CGO @ GoStudent
Keith Zimmerman
COO @ University of Bath, ex Director @ University of Oxford
Kai Roemmelt
CEO @ Udacity
Sarah Reynolds
ex CMO @ HiBob, ex CMO @ Udacity
Mathieu Nebra
Co-founder and CIO @ OpenClassrooms
Pamay Bassey
CLO @ Kraft Heinz
Gabriel Bustamente
ex-Executive VP of Global Sales and Admissions @ 2U
Michaël Bijaoui
Partner and COO @ East Wind Advisors
Mark Rudnick
Vice President, Academic Partnerships @ Guild Education
Sergio Abramovich
ex VP @ Adtalem, ex SVP @ GEMS Education, CEO @ Scala Learning
Diane Morgan
ex MD @ Trilogy
Tom Davy
ex CEO EMEA @ Panopto
Rossella Proscia
CDO @ GLF Schools, ex Head of Marketing UK @ Nord Anglia
Enrico Poli
Director @ Zanichelli Venture
Joe D'Amico
ex President @ Apollo Education Group, ex CFO @ Zovio, ex Partner @ PwC
Sven Schutt
CEO @ IUBH Group
Rob Grimshaw
ex CEO @ TES Global
Smita Bakshi
SVP @ Wiley, Founder and ex CEO @ zyBooks
Max Bleyleben
ex Senior Director @ Epic Games, ex COO @ SuperAwesome
Stefan Menden
ex MD @ Xing, ex MD @ Squeaker (acquired by FAZ), Co-founder @ PrepLounge
Shiv Gaglani
Co-founder and CEO @ Osmosis
Paul Kanarek
ex CEO @ Collegewise, ex SVP @ Princeton Review
Monica Garcia Junco
CDO @ Laureate Education
Craig Heldman
ex CEO @ Hobsons
Lee Weiss
SVP @ Kaplan
Joshua Wohle
Co-founder @ SuperAwesome
Lou Pugliese
ex Founding CEO @ Blackboard, ex CEO @ Moodlerooms
Mike Malee
CFO and CSO @ Amerigo, ex President @ Adtalem
Steffen Zoller
Founder and CEO @ Digital Career Institute, Founder and CEO @ Care with Care
Brandon Carson
CLO @ Docebo, ex VP Learning @ Starbucks, @ Walmart and @ Delta
Shailu Tipparaju
Founder @ Examity, @ Strateology and @ EdAssist
Shadee Barkan
ex SVP Global Partnerships @ 2U, ex CPO @ Trilogy
Marten Roorda
Senior Advisor @ Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, ex CEO @ ACT
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