Gates Bryant

Gates joined Tyton Partners as a partner in 2011 in the strategy consulting practice. Gates is an experienced general manager and strategy consultant with a successful track record for bridging the gap between innovative strategy and practical execution. Gates has been the lead partner on several strategy engagements in higher education with institutions, companies and foundations. He has lead several important innovation initiatives in higher education in digital learning and student success, including Tyton’s Center for Higher Education Transformation. In addition to advising institutions, foundation and companies in education, he is a frequent author and speaker on topics involving partnerships, teaching & learning innovation and student success in higher education. Prior to joining Tyton Partners, Gates was an executive with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, working in strategy, product management, and finance during a period of dramatic change in the educational publishing and technology industry. Prior to joining Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Gates spent seven years as a strategy consultant with the Parthenon Group. From 2010 to 2014, Gates served on the start-up team of Edify, a US-based nonprofit that provides microloans, curriculum, and training to Christian schools in Africa and Latin America. Gates holds a BA in Government from Dartmouth College and an MBA from the Tuck School at Dartmouth.