John Katzman

Education Entrepreneur, Author, Speaker, and (often unsolicited) Consultant

📍 New York, New York, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 8 investments📅 17 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2019
Angel investor🌍 United States
8
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17y
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Board Member
Jan 2014
The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (National Alliance) is the leading national nonprofit organization committed to advancing the public charter school movement. Our mission is to lead public education to unprecedented levels of academic achievement by fostering a strong charter movement. Learn more about the National Alliance at our website: www.publiccharters.org.
Board Member
Mar 2011
Our team represents many facets of the educational and professional landscape – from community colleges to public and private universities, PhDs to associate degrees, entrepreneurial start ups to Fortune 500 corporations. What binds us is our shared passion for more affordable, high quality education for today’s college-bound student. Rising tuition costs coupled with a challenging work environment have caused us to think differently about how higher education is offered. We are committed to a solution that delivers more value and enables students to reach their full potential.
early stageHigher Education
Board Member
2011
Fullbridge offers designed learning experiences to assess and expand the competencies that drive innovation and problem solving. Since 2011, Fullbridge has enabled corporate, law, and higher education organizations to apply the science of working smarter for more than 163,000 participants across the globe. For more information, visit https://fullbridge.com/.
early stageE-learning
Board Member
Nov 2009
The National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) provides services to more than 1,700 schools and associations of schools in the United States and abroad, including 1,500 nonprofit, private K-12 schools in the U.S. that are self-determining in mission and program and are governed by independent boards. NAIS works to empower independent schools and the students they serve.
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2019
Board Member
Jan 2019
Carnegie Learning is a leading provider of K–12 education technology, curriculum, and professional learning solutions. We design educational experiences that foster deep conceptual understanding, real-world applications, and lifelong connections – the why behind the what. With the highest-quality offerings for math, literacy, world languages, professional learning, high-dosage tutoring, and more, we’re changing the way we think about learning and creating powerful results for teachers and students alike. Join our team! See open positions here: https://loom.ly/2jtpAH0
2014
Renaissance Learning
Board Member
Dec 2014
Board Member
Jan 2014
The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (National Alliance) is the leading national nonprofit organization committed to advancing the public charter school movement. Our mission is to lead public education to unprecedented levels of academic achievement by fostering a strong charter movement. Learn more about the National Alliance at our website: www.publiccharters.org.
2011
Board Member
Mar 2011
Our team represents many facets of the educational and professional landscape – from community colleges to public and private universities, PhDs to associate degrees, entrepreneurial start ups to Fortune 500 corporations. What binds us is our shared passion for more affordable, high quality education for today’s college-bound student. Rising tuition costs coupled with a challenging work environment have caused us to think differently about how higher education is offered. We are committed to a solution that delivers more value and enables students to reach their full potential.
early stageHigher Education
Board Member
Feb 2011
The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation identifies and develops the best minds for the nation’s most important challenges. In these areas of challenge, the Foundation awards fellowships to enrich human resources, works to improve public policy, and assists organizations and institutions in enhancing practice in the U.S. and abroad.
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2009–2019 · 8 investments
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