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Newsela
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The best lessons start with the best content201-500 Employees
  • B2B
  • Scale Stage
    Rapidly increasing operations
  • Top Investors
    This company has received a significant amount of investment from top investors
  • Valuation $1B+
    This company has a valuation of $1B or more
  • 4.2
    Highly rated
    Newsela is highly rated on Glassdoor, with 4.2 out of 5 stars
  • 4.2
    Work / Life Balance
    Employees rate Newsela 4.2/5 on Glassdoor for work / life balance
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People at Newsela

Founders
Matthew Gross
Founder & CEO
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Founder & CEO of Newsela. 18-yr career in startups, K-12 ed and ProdDev. Founded Submedia ($6mm capital, $2mm billings). Teach for America '94. Columbia U '94.
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Dan Cogan-Drew
Founder
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Co-Founder Newsela • Worked at @Achievement First. 19 yrs experience in ed and ed tech, where product meets teacher and classroom. TFA. Wesleyan, Brown, Tufts.
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Team
Kirk Davis
Product Manager • 8 yearsNew York City
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Elizabeth St.Onge
Sales managerConnecticut
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Anthony Terruso
Sr DeveloperNew York City
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Software Engineer with 7+ years of experience. Alum of Parsons @mfadt Former Researcher @BKCHarvard. Disciple of MapReduce 🙏
Jennifer Coogan
Chief Content OfficerMassachusetts
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Worked at Newsela
Louisa Carroll
EmployeeNew York
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Mara Kern
EmployeeNew York
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Rahat Chowdhury
Team Leader of Customer Support and Success • 8 yearsNew York City
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Customer Success Team Leader specializing in building support teams.
Q. Hawkins
Technical RecruiterNew York
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Technical Recruiter at Newsela
Adam Masur
Vice President of Product Strategy (formerly Monetization) • 3 yearsNew York City
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Executive leader that knows how to get stuff done. Developer of practical product and marketing strategies that drive adoption, engagement, and revenue.
Jason Logan
Senior Art Director • 11 yearsNew York City
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Worked at Newsela
Jessica Hart
Executive Assistant • 10 yearsNew York City
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Lauren Fox
Talent AcquisitionNew York City
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Nic Crucian
Director, Product ManagerNew York City
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Rachel Williams
Content Operations Manager • 10 yearsMountain View
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Content Operations Manager at Newsela, Retired from Professional Volleyball
kara sang
operations leadNew York City
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Board members and advisors
Joel Rose
Advisor
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Neal Goff
Advisor
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President of Egremont Associates, consulting firm for educational publishers and tech firms. Former President of Weekly Reader and Board President of the AEP.
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Former team
Curtis Mitchell
Vice President, Software Engineering • 2 years
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Angelica Pando
Employee • 8 months
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Akil Quinten Hawkins
Senior Recruiting Business Partner • 6 years
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Justin Englander
Director of Sales
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Jamie Richard
Influencer Marketing Program Manager • 3 years
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Nikil Ramanathan
Senior Product Manager • 1 year
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