LIGHTSAIL IS PROUD OF THE TALENT WE BRING TO K-12 LITERACY
With over 86% of its staff having worked in schools a cumulative 208 total years, LightSail welcomes alumni from Teaching Fellows programs, Education Pioneers, The Broad Residency, City Year, WorldTeach, Americorps, Peace Corps, DOE, TFA and TNTP.
We place a premium on team diversity in all forms and feature a majority female team alongside a breadth of cultural backgrounds and K-20 educational experiences.
Steven is a co-founder of LightSail and, as Chief Technology Officer and CEO, has led the development of LightSail’s technology since its inception in 2011. He is passionate about literacy and its potential to help close economic gaps, as well as the opportunities that strong reading skills create for children everywhere. Through LightSail, Steven has developed deep expertise in K–12 education technology, with millions of students using the platform to strengthen their reading skills.
As CEO and co-founder, Steven drives LightSail’s vision by drawing on his deep technical expertise to maintain a sharp focus on technology and innovation, while working with the management team to expand LightSail across the U.S. and internationally. He is also committed to building LightSail’s Antares and Apollo content labels and expanding the company’s worldwide network of partners.
Steven has more than 20 years of experience managing large-scale, complex mobile and web-based software development projects, both cloud-based and on-premises. He has also served as a founding partner and CTO for several startups and played a significant role in multiple nine-figure exits, including Omnipod’s exit to Symantec and Netcreations’ exit to Italian Telecom. Steven has participated in numerous speaking engagements for IBM, Oracle, and Microsoft.
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