This week, meet Chris Rosenbaum, part of the management team here at Knewton. After you read about Chris, be sure to check out other Knewton Peeps posts!
Position (and what you actually do):
Director, Academic Platform Programs – I work to develop new relationships with educational institutions and other partners that could use our platform technologies.
What were you up to before you came to Knewton?
I was a Director at Kaplan most recently.
What’s your background/what was your path to Knewton?
I sorta backed into education. I taught and tutored during college, including teaching GMAT and LSAT for Kaplan. I was looking at a number of jobs after graduation while training new Kaplan instructors in the Philadelphia area. One thing led to another and I took a management role there as my first job. Now, almost ten years later I’m still in education, albeit in the more exciting technology area of the industry now.
What part of your job do you enjoy most, or what’s the one accomplishment you’re most proud of?
I really enjoy working with all of these external organizations and seeing how excited they are with what we’re building here. It’s rare that you can work on something that is so meaningful, whose destiny is entirely in your collective hands. I’ve been at Knewton since day one, and to see what we’ve grown into is incredible — and the best is certainly yet to come.
What are you working on now?
Lots of travel, and conferences, and discussions with schools. Plus, demoing our platform to many different educators and influencers.
Any hobbies, secret quirks, or talents?
I play piano and guitar, used to own my own DJ / production company, and have bowled a perfect 300 in Wii bowling.
What’s your favorite place or neighborhood in NYC?
I’ve only been in NYC for 3 years, so I’m still enjoying all parts of it, though I did thoroughly enjoy the West Village when Knewton was based down there.
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