Maia Sharpley

Fellow

2019 - Current

A rigorous 2-year executive education in venture capital and innovation leadership. Led by the world’s top 1% investors, educators, and innovation leaders.

Co-Founder, Managing Partner

2020 - 2021

Partner

2017 - 2020

Leading venture capital fund focused on the global education sector. Board observer to BloomBoard, Smashcut, SoloLearn, Onramp, Amped, Live In Their World; Advisor to multiple other companies.

Executive Vice President, Innovation and Strategic Initiatives

2016 - 2017

Developed innovative partnerships and solutions as well as oversaw marketing, communications and PR initiatives. Helped to develop CSUSA’s strategic vision and acted as a key advisor responsible for execution of the CEOs special initiatives.

Vice President - Strategy and Innovation

2007 - 2016

New York, Sydney, Hong Kong, Fort Lauderdale - Progressed up through several executive positions across test preparation, higher education and professional as well as strategy roles at corporate headquarters. Managed cross-divisional strategic initiatives in the U.S., tapped to build up Kaplan’s Australian Higher Education strategy and operations, lead the launch of and ran @Kaplan, a business that provides online professional and higher education programs from leading universities to students across Asia. Among other responsibilities, led the Dreamers Education Initiative, a scholarship-funded college degree program for young undocumented immigrants who have been denied access to higher education, the Kaplan EdTech Accelerator, an incubator for education-technology startups run by Kaplan in partnership with Techstars, the number one accelerator in the world and the Enterprise Learning Solutions & Community College Partnerships for Kaplan University.

Executive Director of Operations, Office of the Chancellor

2002 - 2007

Member of the Deputy Chancellor of Operations cabinet and Chancellor’s Leadership Team in the restructuring of the largest U.S.K-12 school system ($18B budget), Children First reforms, impacting 1.1MM students in over 1,500 schools and 140,000+ employees. Created strategies, supporting policies and successfully implemented large scale operational change.

Director - Business Strategy

2000 - 2002

Technology, Communications and Media Business Strategy - Recruited by former Gemini partners to build NY office and lead Communications (Practice) Team. Campus Leader and Mentor for MBA Recruiting and Team Leader for undergraduate Recruiting Programs. Managed project teams to develop growth strategies across industries including an e-learning for international publishing and a new wireless mobile technology company.

Principal - Management Consulting Services

1999 - 2000

Information, Communications & Entertainment - Managed teams for financial operations projects for $2.9B global provider of broadband services resulting in significant annual savings.

Managing Consultant - Strategy

1995 - 1999

Strategy Discipline, Telecommunications & Media Practice - Global Leader of Balanced Scorecard Center of Excellence. Selected as mentor and strategy consulting skills trainer. Co-coordinated recruiting / hiring activities. Sold and managed multi-million dollar engagements resulting in significant benefits for the clients and extended / renewed contracts and new business opportunities for the firm.