
Greg O'Brien
New Market Thoughts
Jul 18, 2025
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Edtech and Workforce Development News Roundup - 7/18
From preparing graduates for the AI-driven job market to addressing historic disparities rooted in geographic and socioeconomic factors, innovative solutions are essential. Edtech companies, educators, and policymakers are increasingly collaborating to create equitable, future-ready learning environments that empower all students to thrive in an uncertain world.
Jul 11, 2025
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Edtech and Workforce Development News Roundup - 7/11
From the rising demand for targeted training to tackling chronic absenteeism and preparing teens for future careers, these articles highlight the pivotal role that edtech and workforce development companies can play in shaping a resilient, inclusive, and adaptable workforce.
Jul 4, 2025
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Edtech and Workforce Development News Roundup - 7/4
The articles in this week's News Roundup collectively highlight the urgent need for a student-centered approach in education, emphasizing relationship-building, inclusivity, and empowerment in the edtech space. From addressing chronic absenteeism through welcoming environments and personalized engagement to leveraging AI tools for tailored instruction, the focus is on creating responsive systems that meet students where they are.
Greg is an investment banker turned entrepreneur. He currently serves as Chief Growth Officer for Ruffalo Noel Levitz, a leading provider of higher education enrollment management, student success, and fundraising solutions.
Previously, Greg was a senior executive at EverQuote, a NASDAQ-listed digital marketing/advertising firm seeking to make the process of insuring life's assets easier and less expensive.
Greg co-founded Noodle.com and served as CEO before it was sold.
Before this role, Greg O’Brien (Chief Operating Officer) was the Senior Vice President of QuinStreet (NASDAQ: QNST), a leading performance media and marketing business. Greg previously served as Chief Executive Officer of the The CollegeBound Network LLC, an educational recruitment marketing company based in New York, where he led and managed the development of new products and services and grew the company’s client base across various sectors.
Prior to joining CBN, Greg served as a Managing Director with McFarland Dewey & Co., LLC, a boutique investment bank, where he led the firm’s Education practice. He became the youngest Managing Director ever at boutique NYC investment bank McFarland Dewey. Mr. O’Brien currently serves as adjunct faculty for Harvard University and Southern Methodist University and previously at Boston College and UNC Chapel Hill’s MBA Program.
He holds an M.B.A. from New York University and a Bachelor of Science from Cornell University.
