Today, leading education technology innovator, EVERFI Inc. announced the hiring of veteran finance executive Lisa Mayr to lead the company as Chief Financial Officer. Lisa joins EVERFI after an esteemed career in leadership roles in both public and privately-held companies.
"We are thrilled to welcome Lisa to EverFi. She is recognized as an industry-leader in the education space and will help us on this next stage to becoming one of the great software-as-a-service players in the education space," said EverFi CEO Tom Davidson. "She cares deeply about our mission and we are lucky to have her."
"I have long admired EVERFI's strategic ambitions and am honored to join a company with such a compelling mission tackling a range of challenging social issues, ” said Lisa Mayr. “ Working with EVERFI is a unique opportunity and I look forward to bringing my passion for edtech and financial acumen to support this leadership team continue to drive growth as they build a world class business."
Lisa has over 25 years of experience in corporate finance and has held a number of leadership roles in both public and privately-held companies, such as LivingSocial, GeoEye (acquired by Digital Globe) and Towers Watson. She also served as the Chief Financial Officer of Arlington Capital Partners, a private equity firm based in the DC area with investments in a number of technology companies. Prior to her corporate roles, Lisa worked with Ernst & Young in their Transaction Advisory Services practice, focusing on investments in software, IT services, telecommunications and technology infrastructure. Most recently, Lisa served as the Chief Financial Officer at Blackboard, a global ed tech company owned by Providence Equity Partners.
EVERFI, Inc.
EVERFI is the leading education technology company that provides learners of all ages education for the real world, through innovative and scalable digital learning including topics like Financial Education, Digital Citizenship, STEM Career Readiness, Diversity and Inclusion, Entrepreneurship, Social and Emotional Learning, Character Education, and Health and Wellness. Founded in 2008, EVERFI is fueled by its Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) subscription model and has certified over 18 million learners in critical skill areas. Some of America's leading CEOs and venture capital firms are EVERFI investors including Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos, Google Chairman Eric Schmidt, Twitter founder Evan Williams, TPG Growth, The Rise Fund, Advance Publications, and Rethink Education, and Rethink Impact. The EVERFI Education Network powers more than 4,300 partners in their education initiatives across all 50 states and Canada. Learn more at EVERFI.com
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