Joseph Connor

Joseph Connor is the CEO and founder of Odyssey, the leading school choice technology platform. Odyssey’s mission is to ensure that all students have access to a great education by making school choice programs easily accessible. Since launching, Odyssey has empowered over 140,000 students across seven states to access more than $375 million in state funding, enabling families to choose educational paths that best support their children’s success. This coming year, Odyssey will provide access to more than $800 million to over 100,000 primarily low income families to pay for school tuition, educational software, tutoring services, and other eligible expenses. Joseph started his career as a teacher and school leader at the KIPP and Rocketship Education school networks. After working in schools for several years, Joseph attended law school where he focused his research on private school choice and education policy. After graduation, Joseph practiced litigation while continuing to advocate for school choice. A highlight of his legal career was working on Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue, a landmark school choice case that paved the way for today’s school choice expansion. Joseph previously founded SchoolHouse, a private school network that operated 50 schools in 9 states. Joseph has also worked as legal counsel for school organizations and companies, including Match Education, AltSchool, the Notre Dame Ace Academies and Primer.