Erika Donalds

Founder and Chairman

OptimaEd

Erika Donalds is a nationally recognized education entrepreneur, policy strategist, and business leader committed to transforming American education through freedom, innovation, and excellence. She is the Founder and CEO of OptimaEd, the world’s first virtual reality school and curriculum, and the Founder and CEO of the Education Freedom Foundation, a national nonprofit dedicated to expanding school choice and empowering families. Erika partners with innovators and policymakers to advance values-centered, accountable, and parent-empowered models of education that embrace free-market principles, promote transparency, and drive measurable student success.