Our team combines deep experience in higher education uniquely complemented with wide expertise in understanding community and technology.

Joel Podolny

CEO and Co-Founder

Prior to starting Honor Education, Joel was a Vice President at Apple and the founding Dean of Apple University, where he oversaw learning in areas such as leadership, management, and company culture. Before that, Joel served as Dean and Professor of Management at the Yale School of Management. He previously held professorships at Harvard Business School and the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Our team

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    Shadee Barkan

    Chief Partnership Officer

    Chief Partnership Officer at Trilogy from startup to acquisition, SVP at 2U

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    Steve LaBella

    Chief Strategy Officer

    VP and first marketing executive at Snap, from pre to post IPO

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    Ryan Thomas

    Chief Technology Officer

    28 years in the industry, VP at Prompt.io and one of original engineers at DocuSign from startup to IPO

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    Katie Barcelona

    SVP, Brand and Design

    Associate partner at Pentagram and head of brand at Pinterest

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    Kelly Crabb

    SVP, Partnerships

    SVP Sales Mainstay, VP Global Sales ExamSoft (purchased by Turnitin)

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    Jihan Quail

    SVP, Business Development

    VP of University Partnerships at 2U, 15+ years in enterprise and education sales

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    Dr. Jeremy Dean

    VP, Learning Design

    15+ years classroom teaching experience, head of education verticals at Hypothesis and Genius

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    Brian Kelley

    VP, Product

    VP of Product Development at Noodle specializing in Data Integrations and Learning Tools

  • Dr. Warren Longmire

    VP, Curriculum Services

    17 years at Apple designing and leading programs in L&D and talent management

  • Daniela Rivera

    VP, Engineering

    17 years leading engineering organizations. CEO and Cofounder of Datalitica

Our home office is in San Francisco, but our hybrid team works from over a dozen cities in four countries.

Our advisors

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    Tamar Elkeles

    Advisor

    Technology executive and board director with over 30 years of experience at high-growth companies, 25-year tenure as Chief Learning & Talent Officer at Qualcomm

  • David Sutphan - Headshot

    David Sutphan

    Advisor

    Strategy and public affairs leader with more than 30 years of experience, including 2U, Viacom, and Brunswick Group

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    Mary Murphy

    Advisor

    Social psychologist, professor at Indiana University, founder of the Equity Accelerator

  • Roby Harrington - Headshot

    Roby Harrington

    Advisor

    Publishing executive who led W.W. Norton's higher education division for over 25 years, contributor to the enCOREage project

We envision a world in which all people can collectively learn anywhere, anytime in an environment that fosters creative and critical thinking, community, and citizenry.

Hear more about our mission and vision from our founder, Joel Podolny: