Peter Gault

Peter Gault is the Founder and Executive Director of Quill.org, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping millions of low-income students become strong readers, writers, and critical thinkers. Quill uses artificial intelligence to provide students with immediate feedback on their work, enabling them to revise their writing and quickly improve their skills. Quill has enabled ten million K-12 students in the United States to become stronger readers and writers by providing students with AI-powered feedback and coaching on more than two billion sentences. Teachers are provided with free access to Quill’s research-based curriculum, and the open-source organization works with academic researchers across the country to design and build its technology and curriculum. Peter leads product strategy, fundraising, and strategic partnerships. He started designing educational software tools and games in high school and studied philosophy and history at Bates College. Quill has been recognized by Fast Company’s Most Innovative Education Companies, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Literacy Courseware Challenge, and Google.org’s AI for Social Impact Challenge.