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Alix Guerrier

CEO at DonorsChoose

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Overview

Alix Guerrier serves as CEO at DonorsChoose [1][3], a crowdfunding platform for teachers that has raised over $1 billion and funded more than 2 million classroom projects since 2000 [2]. Guerrier brings over 20 years of experience in the education sector [2]. Prior roles include co-founding LearnZillion, an educational technology company acquired in 2019 [2][10], and serving as CEO of GlobalGiving, a philanthropic platform [2][8]. Guerrier's educational background includes a BA in Physics from Harvard University [13], an MA in Education from Stanford University Graduate School of Education [12], and an MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business [11]. Beyond DonorsChoose, Guerrier currently serves as a Board Director at Scholastic [4][15] and as an advisor to Financepeer [5][16] and Kinspire [6][17].

Profile introduction
Source excerptLinkedIn [2]

With over 20 years of experience in the education sector, Alix is passionate about improving student outcomes and supporting public schools. As the CEO of DonorsChoose, he leads the most trusted crowdfunding platform for teachers, donors, and district administrators, which has raised over $1 billion and funded over 2 million classroom projects since 2000. Prior to DonorsChoose, he co-founded an educational technology company, LearnZillion (acquired in 2019) and served as CEO of the philanthropic platform GlobalGiving. His previous work experience includes consulting in McKinsey & Company’s Ed…

Career history

  1. CEOMar 2022 to presentDonorsChoose
  2. Board DirectorMar 2024 to presentScholastic
  3. AdvisorMar 2021 to presentFinancepeer
  4. AdvisorFeb 2021 to presentKinspire
  5. Board MemberSep 2021 to Mar 2026EveryDay Labs
  6. CEONov 2018 to Jan 2022GlobalGiving
  7. Board MemberFeb 2019 to Mar 2021Candid
  8. Co-founder, President, Chief Product Officer (acquired by Edgenuity)Jul 2011 to Dec 2019LearnZillion

Education

  1. MBASep 2003 - Jun 2005Stanford University Graduate School of Business
  2. MA, Education2003 - 2005Stanford University Graduate School of Education
  3. AB, PhysicsSep 1994 - Jun 1998Harvard University

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