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Brian Fitzgerald

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Greater Boston

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About

Brian Fitzgerald is the founder of a10d and co-founder of Tinkergarten, a platform providing training, curriculum, and community for teachers facilitating outdoor, play-based early childhood learning. He previously served as VP of Product at Knewton, an AI-driven adaptive learning company, and as VP of Audible Education prior to its acquisition by Amazon, where he developed products for K-12, early learning, higher education, and adult learners. Earlier in his career, he was part of the startup team behind Rocketmail, later acquired by Yahoo, and held leadership roles launching consumer products from Yahoo's Silicon Valley and London offices.

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500 GlobalSan Francisco · $150K checksBlue {Seed} CollectiveBrooklynBlue CollectiveBrooklyn · $250K – $2M checksCity LightNew York · $1M – $6M checksOmidyar NetworkSan FranciscoOutbound VenturesNew YorkOwl VenturesSan Francisco · $5M – $50M checksPlum Alley InvestmentsNew York · $500K – $1.5M checksReach CapitalSan Francisco · $100K – $12M checksStructure CapitalSan Francisco · $100K – $200K checksVista Venture PartnersVista Ventures

Co-founders at Tinkergarten

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Meghan FitzgeraldDirector

Experience

  1. a10dFoundercurrent2025 — presentAmherst, Massachusetts, United States
  2. EverythingMachinesAdvisorcurrent2025 — present
  3. Media Education LabSenior Advisorcurrent2025 — present
  4. Self-employedConsultantcurrent2025 — present
  5. StartEdMentorcurrent2025 — presentNew York, United States
  6. Brighteye VenturesMentorcurrent2025 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
  7. Khan AcademyProduct Strategy Consultant2025Redwood City, California, United States
  8. Highlights for ChildrenSenior Vice President2023 — 2024
  9. TinkergartenFounder & CEO2014 — 2023Northampton, MA
  10. KnewtonVice President, Product2009 — 2014New York, NY
  11. Audible, an Amazon companyGM & Vice President, Audible Education2005 — 2009Newark, NJ
  12. Yahoo! Inc.GM & Communications Product Lead, Europe2002 — 2004London Area, United Kingdom
  13. Yahoo! Inc.Director of Product Management1997 — 2002Sunnyvale, CA
  14. Four11Product Manager1996 — 1997Menlo Park, California, United States
  15. Individual Inc.Product Manager1995 — 1996Burlington, Massachusetts, United States

Skills & more

Educational TechnologyPricing StrategyGo-to-Market StrategyCEOsSocial VenturesEcommerceUXEarly Childhood EducationProduct StrategyProduct LaunchStart-up VenturesOrganic Growth Strategies
+12 moreCommunity EngagementCommunity DevelopmentCross-functional Team LeadershipProduct OperationsSales OperationsSales StrategyInteraction DesignInternational BusinessInternational DevelopmentEconmerceSubscriptionsRetrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
  • AI-Powered People Management — LinkedIn
  • AI RAG Models and Fine-Tuning — LinkedIn
  • Enhancing Productivity with AI Tools — LinkedIn
  • LinkedIn - Internal Product Management Course — LinkedIn

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Who is Brian Fitzgerald?
Brian Fitzgerald is the founder of a10d and co-founder of Tinkergarten, a platform providing training, curriculum, and community for teachers facilitating outdoor, play-based early childhood learning. He previously served as VP of Product at Knewton, an AI-driven adaptive learning company, and as VP of Audible Education prior to its acquisition by Amazon, where he developed products for K-12, early learning, higher education, and adult learners. Earlier in his career, he was part of the startup team behind Rocketmail, later acquired by Yahoo, and held leadership roles launching consumer products from Yahoo's Silicon Valley and London offices.
Where does Brian Fitzgerald work?
Brian Fitzgerald is Founder of Tinkergarten.
What companies did Brian Fitzgerald found?
Brian Fitzgerald founded Tinkergarten.
Where did Brian Fitzgerald go to school?
Brian Fitzgerald studied at Teachers College, Columbia University (MA, Instructional Design, Technology and Media); Babson College (BS, Entrepreneurship).

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