Tom Costin
Education Deal Team Advisor at Stanford GSB Impact Fund
Tom Costin
Education Deal Team Advisor at Stanford GSB Impact Fund
Boston, Massachusetts
Overview
Work Experience
Managing Director
2014 - Current
Owl Ventures is the largest venture capital fund in the world focused on the EdTech market with over $2 billion in assets under management. Founded in 2014, the Silicon Valley based firm invests in the world's leading education technology companies across the education spectrum encompassing PreK-12, higher education, future of work (career mobility/professional learning), and “EdTech+” (intersection of EdTech and other major industries such as FinTech and healthcare). Owl Ventures has deep domain expertise and leverages a global network of Limited Partners, investors, and strategic partners to help entrepreneurs scale their businesses into transformative category leading companies.
Education Deal Team Advisor
2017
Private Investments Specialist Consultant
2012 - 2013
Advised university endowments, foundations, pensions, and family offices with assets of $700 million to over $200 billion on the construction of custom private investment portfolios. Specialized in venture capital, private equity and hard assets.
Managing Director
2009 - 2012
Business Development Associate
2008 - 2008
MBA intern that worked with founding team to create business plan, construct revenue models, research target market and seek potential partnerships. Castlight went public (NYSE: CSLT) in March 2014.
Associate
2005 - 2007
Senior Consulting Associate
2002 - 2005
Education
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
2007 - 2009
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
1998 - 2002