John Soleanicov

John Soleanicov advises investors, funds, companies and organizations in the education and technology sectors. He has more than 20 years of global experience in financial services, management consulting and education. John designed and deployed a fund of ten leading EdTech venture capital funds investing in early to mid-stage education technology companies globally and continues to manage it on behalf of the Jacobs Foundation. Prior to Jacobs, John was the Program Director for Education for the UBS Optimus Foundation. He also founded Teach for Romania and continues to serve on its board. Previously, he worked for the Health and Education Investment Department of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) in Washington, Mexico City and Cairo. John has also worked as a management consultant for McKinsey and Company and as an investment banker for Lehman Brothers. He has an MBA from the Harvard Business School, an MPA/ID from the Harvard Kennedy School and a BA from Columbia University.