Philip Facchina
New Market Thoughts
Dec 19, 2025
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Edtech and Workforce Development News Roundup - 12/19
In today's ever-changing world of education and workforce development, technology is increasingly shaping the opportunities available to students, schools, and employers. From online talent marketplaces and cutting-edge edtech tools to personalized support systems and updated regulations, these changes reflect a shared effort to make education more transparent, results-focused, and centered around the learner.
Dec 12, 2025
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Edtech and Workforce Development News Roundup - 12/12
In today's rapidly evolving workforce Industry, traditional pathways into employment are facing unprecedented challenges, from eroding entry-level opportunities to shifting perceptions of higher education's value. As AI continues to transform skill requirements and job roles, innovative approaches (such as portfolio-based work-based learning, skills-first strategies, and streamlined educational systems) are emerging as vital solutions to bridge gaps and foster economic mobility.
Dec 5, 2025
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Edtech and Workforce Development News Roundup - 12/05
In this week's News Roundup, the articles featured highlight how the traditional pathways from education to career are facing unprecedented challenges and opportunities. From the widening gap between high school graduation and workforce readiness to the diminishing returns of a college degree, stakeholders across the education and employment sectors are rethinking how we prepare young people for success.
Philip J. Facchina (Phil) is a non-executive Director of Mesoblast Ltd. (NASD “MESO”; ASX “MSB”), Millennium Global Treasury Services Holdings Limited, and ViON Corporation; he is a Principal and is Chief Strategy Officer of SurgCenter Development; and, he also serves as Advisor to the CEO and Audit Committee Chair of Johanna Foods, Inc. and an Advisor to New Markets Venture Partners.
Among other prior directorships, Phil served on the Board of Web.com (NASD; WEB), where he was Chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, and a member of both the Audit Committee and Compensation Committee.
Previously, Phil served as a Partner, Co-Portfolio Manager and the Chief Operating Officer of Ramsey Asset Management, LLC, an investment management firm and prior to that he served as Senior Managing Director and Group Head of Technology, Media and Telecom and Healthcare Investment Banking Groups at Friedman, Billings, Ramsey and FBR Capital Markets, an investment banking firm.
Phil holds an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Maryland.
