About Elevate K-12
At Elevate K-12, our goal is to enable high-quality, live teaching for every learner in the United States, so they receive the education they need to identify and pursue their unique passions in life. Amid crisis-level teacher shortages, we are expanding access to live education in classrooms across the country, so no student is without a teacher, no matter where they live or what their circumstance.
Bringing remarkable live teaching into classrooms since 2014
700+
Districts Served
2,600+
Schools Served
350,000+
Students Taught
Meet the CEO
Piyush Lumba
Piyush brings over 20+ years of executive leadership experience from companies like Microsoft, Amazon & CommerceIQ. He holds a B.S. in Computer Science from the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, an M.S in Computer Engineering from Boston University, and an MBA from MIT Sloan. As CEO of Elevate, Piyush is dedicated to deepening support to our district partners, teachers, and students by understanding their needs and ensuring we deliver impactful and innovative solutions, as well as fostering a collaborative company culture to empower the Elevate K-12 team.
Leadership Team
Our team is passionate about building a new, innovative category in education!
Jonathan Young
Chief Operating Officer
As COO, Jonathan oversees revenue operations, customer success, and cross-functional execution. He holds extensive executive experience from companies like CommerceIQ, Kantar, and Merrill Lynch.
Lauren Holliday
SVP of Product
Lauren leads Product Management at Elevate. She brings over 20 years of product leadership experience from companies like 2U, edX, Amazon, and LinkedIn.
Kim Kays
VP of Academic Product & Sales Enablement
Kim leads Academic Products & Sales Enablement at Elevate, bringing over 17 years of experience in urban education and school leadership.
Carolyn Lanctot
VP of Teacher Success
Carolyn leads our Teacher Success team, drawing on 10 years of experience as an educational leader to ensure our LIVE teachers deliver exceptional instruction to students.
Jake Galey
VP of Finance
Jake leads Finance and Accounting at Elevate K-12. His background includes finance leadership roles for companies like CloudKitchens and Uber.
Ryan Byrnes
VP of People
Ryan leads the People function at Elevate. He brings HR leadership experience spanning high-growth, venture-backed companies to established global enterprises.
We 💚 Educators as Elevaters!
We’re proud to have so many former K-12 educators on our Elevate team. Their expertise shapes our products, services, and district partnerships with a deep understanding of K-12 education.
Meet some of our team members whose educational backgrounds help us deliver REMARKABLe learning experiences:
Annie Kim
Director of Product
Brian Worden
Sr. Academic Solutions Engineer
Ashley Goolsby
Sr. Director of Customer Success
Dr. Jina Blount
Strategic Partnership Manager
Laura Martinez
Sr. Manager, Academic Produicts
Robin Anderson
Teacher Onboarding Manager
Nakeia Jones
Strategic Partnership Manager
Ashley Burke
Communications Manager
Sarah Vance
Sales Enablement Manager
Lindsay McKinney
Sr. Manager Teacher Success
Dana Cotton
Academic Solutions Engineer
Phillip Dugliss
Partnerships Manager
Lindsay Salomon
Certification Manager
Carolyn Lanctot
VP of Teacher Success