Alix Guerrier

Alix is the CEO of DonorsChoose, a nonprofit that makes it easy for anyone to help a classroom in need, moving us closer to a nation where students in every community have the tools andexperiences they need for a great education.Prior to DonorsChoose, he co-founded an educational technology company, LearnZillion (acquired in 2019) and served as CEO of the philanthropic platform GlobalGiving. His previouswork experience includes consulting in McKinsey & Company’s Education Practice, teaching middle school and high school mathematics and working in the public finance department atCitigroup. His awards include the NewSchools Venture Fund Entrepreneur of the Year, FastCompany’s Most Innovative Education Company, DC’s Top 40 Entrepreneurs Under 40,Washington Post top workplaces and Nonprofit Times Power & Influence Top 50.Alix has a Master’s in Education from the Stanford University School of Education and an MBA from Stanford’s Graduate School of Business. He graduated from Harvard University with an AB in physics and is a proud product of New Haven Public Schools. A first-generation American and child of parents from Haiti and rural Brazil, he lives in Washington, D.C.