Lorin Thomas-Tavel

Lorin brings over two decades of executive leadership across the education technology landscape, with a career defined by expanding access and driving meaningful innovation at scale.

Her journey spans some of the most influential names in ed-tech. As Managing Director of Virtual Schools at Pearson, she oversaw one of the country's largest online K-12 networks. At 2U, she led the company's bootcamp division as Managing Director and later, spent over a decade at Kaplan where she held roles including Chief Operating Officer, Chief Administrative Officer, and Chief Experience Officer.

In her current role as CEO of BrainPOP, Lorin leads one of ed-tech's most beloved brands with a mission she's genuinely passionate about. For decades, BrainPOP has been the go-to resource for bringing lessons to life through storytelling that sparks curiosity. She's focused on carrying that legacy forward by deepening BrainPOP's role as the teacher's most trusted companion and building confidence in every learner for life.