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Mark Chernis

Investor

Operating Partner at New Markets Venture Partners

New York City Metropolitan Area

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.

Invests in

EdTechFuture of Work

Experience

  1. Falfurrias Management PartnersOperating Executivecurrent2023 β€” present
  2. New Markets Venture PartnersOperating Partnercurrent2023 β€” present
  3. New Markets Venture PartnersSenior Advisorcurrent2022 β€” present
  4. BibliUBoard Membercurrent2025 β€” present
  5. AnthroMed EducationBoard Membercurrent2025 β€” present
  6. Coding TempleBoard Membercurrent2025 β€” present
  7. Brains & Motion EducationBoard Membercurrent2024 β€” present
  8. StraiveBoard Membercurrent2022 β€” present
  9. 2UChief Operating Officer2018 β€” 2022Lanham, MD
  10. 2UBoard of Directors & Audit Committee Chairman2016 β€” 2018Lanham, MD
  11. 2UBoard Member2008 β€” 2018New York City Metropolitan Area
  12. Bridge International AcademiesBoard Member - Executive Committee2016 β€” 2022Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  13. Keypath EducationBoard Member2019 β€” 2021Greater Chicago Area
  14. SPARK SchoolsBoard Member2017 β€” 2018South Africa
  15. Avanti Learning CentresBoard Member2017 β€” 2018India
  16. PearsonManaging Director2017 β€” 2018New York City Metropolitan Area
  17. PearsonSVP/Strategic Partnerships and Investments2013 β€” 2018New York
  18. PearsonPresident and Chief Operating Officer - Powerschool/K12 Technology Division2011 β€” 2013New York City Metropolitan Area
  19. Learn CapitalLimited Partner Advisory Committee Member2015 β€” 2018
  20. KnewtonBoard Observer2015 β€” 2018New York

Education

  1. Vassar CollegeBachelor's degree, Economics1985 β€” 1989
  2. The Bronx High School of ScienceHigh School1981 β€” 1985

Skills & more

Internal AuditsCorporate FinanceAfter School ProgramsInvestmentsRetailStaffing ServicesK-12 EducationExecutive Management3Higher EducationBoard of DirectorsPrivate EquityVenture Capital
+12 moreDigital 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.

Same school

Shared employers

Investments

Board seats

2UKeypath EducationNew Globe SchoolsNoodle CompaniesSchoolnetTutor.com

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at New Markets Venture Partners