Mark Chernis
InvestorOperating Partner at New Markets Venture Partners · Board director at Coding Temple · Board director at Voxy
New York City Metropolitan Area
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About
Mark Chernis is an Operating Partner at New Markets Venture Partners. He previously served as Chief Operating Officer of 2U, where he had earlier been a board member and audit committee chair, and helped lead the acquisitions and integration of Trilogy Education and edX.org. Before 2U he held roles at Pearson, including COO of PowerSchool, and served as President and COO of Schoolnet and President of The Princeton Review.
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Invests in
EdTechFuture of Work
Board director at Coding Temple
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Evan ShyExecutive Officer, Director
Board director at Voxy
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Voxy's investors · 7
Bowery CapitalNew York · $1M – $2M checks · since 2012Contour Venture PartnersNew York · $500K – $2M checks · since 2012Ff Venture CapitalNew York · $300K – $700K checks · since 2012GSV VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $15M checks · since 2012Rethink Capital PartnersNew York · $1M – $3M checks · since 2012Rethink EducationWhite Plains · since 2012SJF VenturesDurham · $1M – $10M checks · since 2012
Co-founders at Voxy
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Paul GollashChief Executive Officer
Experience
- Falfurrias Management PartnersOperating Executivecurrent2023 — present
- New Markets Venture PartnersOperating Partnercurrent2023 — present
- New Markets Venture PartnersSenior Advisorcurrent2022 — present
- BibliUBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
- AnthroMed EducationBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
- Coding TempleBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
- Brains & Motion EducationBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
- StraiveBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
- 2UChief Operating Officer2018 — 2022Lanham, MD
- 2UBoard of Directors & Audit Committee Chairman2016 — 2018Lanham, MD
- 2UBoard Member2008 — 2018New York City Metropolitan Area
- Bridge International AcademiesBoard Member - Executive Committee2016 — 2022Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- Keypath EducationBoard Member2019 — 2021Greater Chicago Area
- SPARK SchoolsBoard Member2017 — 2018South Africa
- Avanti Learning CentresBoard Member2017 — 2018India
- PearsonManaging Director2017 — 2018New York City Metropolitan Area
- PearsonSVP/Strategic Partnerships and Investments2013 — 2018New York
- PearsonPresident and Chief Operating Officer - Powerschool/K12 Technology Division2011 — 2013New York City Metropolitan Area
- Learn CapitalLimited Partner Advisory Committee Member2015 — 2018
- KnewtonBoard Observer2015 — 2018New York
- Noodle EducationBoard Member2010 — 2015New York City Metropolitan Area
- VoxyBoard Member2011 — 2013NYC, NY
- Bedford Central School DistrictElected Official - Board Of Education2003 — 2011Bedford, NY
- The Princeton ReviewPresident & Chief Operating Officer1984 — 2007
Skills & more
Internal AuditsCorporate FinanceAfter School ProgramsInvestmentsRetailStaffing ServicesK-12 EducationExecutive Management3Higher EducationBoard of DirectorsPrivate EquityVenture Capital
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Digital EducationLocal GovernmentGlobal EducationPublic Company ComplianceBusiness Process Outsourcing (BPO)Artificial Intelligence (AI)Test PreparationWorking with InvestorsSAS (Software)SaaSEducational TechnologySoftware as a Service (SaaS)From Mark's professional profile.
Investments
Board seats
2UKeypath EducationNew Globe SchoolsNoodle CompaniesSchoolnetTutor.com
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Colleagues at New Markets Venture Partners
Amy Kardel
Investor at New Markets Venture Partners
Becky Spezzano
Vice President of Finance and Operations at New Markets Venture Partners
Juan Zavala
Partner at New Markets Venture Partners
Mark Grovic
Investor at New Markets Venture Partners
Olivia Lowe
Vice President of Marketing and Investor Relations at New Markets Venture Partners
Robb Doub
Co-Founder and General Partner at New Markets Venture Partners
Sneha Kasuganti
Principal at New Markets Venture Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mark Chernis?
- Mark Chernis is an Operating Partner at New Markets Venture Partners. He previously served as Chief Operating Officer of 2U, where he had earlier been a board member and audit committee chair, and helped lead the acquisitions and integration of Trilogy Education and edX.org. Before 2U he held roles at Pearson, including COO of PowerSchool, and served as President and COO of Schoolnet and President of The Princeton Review.
- Where does Mark Chernis work?
- Mark Chernis is Operating Partner at New Markets Venture Partners and Board director at Coding Temple and Board director at Voxy.
- What does Mark Chernis invest in?
- Mark Chernis invests in EdTech, Future of Work.
- What boards does Mark Chernis sit on?
- Mark Chernis holds tracked board seats at 2U, Keypath Education, New Globe Schools, Noodle Companies, Schoolnet, Tutor.com.
- Where did Mark Chernis go to school?
- Mark Chernis studied at Vassar College (Bachelor's degree, Economics); The Bronx High School of Science (High School).
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Also attended The Bronx High School of Science18
Gady NemirovskyCO-FOUNDER/GENERAL PARTNER at Inspiration VenturesJC Bahr-de StefanoInvestor at Better Tomorrow VenturesJonathan T. LeeDirector at First Reserve CorporationMargalit HaberAssociate at OUP (Osage University Partners)George CigaleVenture Partner at Peak State VenturesJohn XieAngel investor
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Shared employers
Also worked at Straive1
Also worked at Keypath Education2
Also worked at Learn Capital19
David Clark GuillermoInvestments at Impact America FundJennifer LeePartner at GSV VenturesDerrick LeeCFO at Ridge VenturesGreg MauroFounder, Managing Partner at Learn CapitalRob HutterFounder, Managing Partner at Learn CapitalVinit SukhijaPartner at Learn Capital
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Also worked at Noodle Education15
Tory PattersonCo-founder and Managing Partner at Owl VenturesNate LentzManaging Partner at Osage Venture PartnersWilliam AbecassisManaging Partner and CIO at BravenRyan WalshCommunity and Operations Manager at BankTech VenturesAshley BittnerPrincipal at Owl VenturesSteve TroyFounder at Unsaddl
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