The 6th Annual Urban Education Investment Showcase was held on April 10th. Over 150 philanthropists, educators and community leaders with a deep interest in education attended to hear presentations about a cadre of impressive urban School improvement initiatives. In 2007, participating donors made grants of more than $1 million to featured initiatives. This year, EdVestors aims to direct more than $1.3 million in private investment to accelerate promising school improvement efforts.
EdVestors Governing Board
Linda Beardsley, Tufts University
William Dandridge, Lesley University (Retired)
Michael Douvadjian, UBS, Inc., EdVestors Co-Founder
Scott Friend, Bain Capital Ventures
Philip H. Gordon, Gordon Brothers Group (Retired), EdVestors Co-Founder
Kate Guedj, The Boston Foundation
Dr. Janice Jackson, Harvard Graduate School of Education
Steve Koppel, Accenture (Retired)
Robert Lewis, Jr., The Boston Foundation
Katherine McHugh, MassINC
Reuben Munger, Bright Automotive, Chair, EdVestors Governing Board
William Schawbel, Schawbel Corporation
David Simon, Simon Brothers Family Foundation
Special Advisors:
Klare Shaw, Barr Foundation
Staff:
Janet Anderson, Associate Director
Megan Curtis, Executive Assistant & Office Coordinator
Laura Perille, Executive Director
Bryan Spence, Director of Philanthropic Services
Jennifer Stange, Development & Special Events Coordinator
Alison Stevens, Director of Evaluation
EdVestors hosts the innovative annual Urban Education Investment Showcase each spring, an interactive event where participating donors hear directly from finalists and make individual grantee selections of their choosing. EdVestors also hosts the annual School on the Move Gala each October, presenting the Thomas W. Payzant School on the Move Prize, a $100,000 award to one of Boston's most improving schools.