Leadership
Eric Duffy
I was inspired to build Pathgather after teaching experiences in China as a Princeton in Asia fellow and witnessing the transformative potential of online learning while developing a water cistern project in South Africa. With a background in architecture, I’m passionate about broadening access to education and opportunity through thoughtful, human-centered design.
Neville Samuell
I’ve always been building things. Blanket-powered spaceships, websites, robots, teams and businesses... My love of learning has always guided me from one opportunity to the next. I caught the startup bug while studying engineering and have since held product roles at companies like BlackBerry, Avvasi and Bridgit.
Nick Gidwani
Nothing is quite as satisfying to me as seeing someone reach their potential. I've had a chance to see it with my own team members at my last two startups, and I feel privileged that it's my job to make it happen at scale. I've learned from great people at high performing companies like WebMD and Bain Capital. I'm an active angel investor, tennis player, NBA fan and dad to a threenager.
Kirk Wells
Husband, father, transplanted midwesterner. My career journey began with software engineering and project management, and has led me to consulting, sales, and sales leadership. I have had the privilege of working at organizations like Sprint, IBM, and Cornerstone OnDemand. Continuous learning has been a constant on that journey. My two kids are a daily reminder of how much more I have to learn.
Jenna Drapkin
I have spent a large part of my career building enablement programs for employees, customers, and partners, most recently at Sailthru. While learning is my passion, my greatest joy is when customers see fantastic ROI from Pathgather. I love to learn through travel and experiencing other cultures.
John Ohrenberger
I'm entirely too curious. At any given point it's a safe bet I'll be on either Quora or Youtube researching something. This curiosity has guided my career as I've navigated the world of sales and business development at innovative startups. It's also what motivates me every day to improve our learners' careers and execute on Pathgather's mission.
Josh Painter
Recovering developer turned product guy, I've spent the last decade helping companies such as Intel, Apollo and now Pathgather build products that improve lives. A former expat, I am fortunate to have called home such diverse places as Bordeaux, Oslo and Dublin - a journey which has made me appreciate the importance of lifelong learning. I'm a father of four, an avid golfer and a die-hard Tottenham Hotspur fan. (edited)
Brad Zomick
I'm always learning something new; most recently parenting. I became fluent in Mandarin late in life (who says you can’t teach an old dog new tricks) and am a self-taught marketer, mostly via online courses. I co-founded the career site SkilledUp, which was acquired by Apollo Education Group. Before arriving at Pathgather, I served as Director of Content Marketing at Pipedrive.
Advisors + Investors
Tamar Elkeles
Tamar is the Chief Talent Officer at Atlantic Bridge Capital. Before that, Tamar was the Chief Learning Officer at Qualcomm, where she created the Qualcomm Learning Center to meet the learning and development needs of a rapidly growing and changing high technology company.
Kevin Wilde
Kevin is the former CLO of General Mills and has spent his entire career in the corporate learning and development function. He trains current and future CLOs at Chief Learning Officer Magazine's CLO Accelerator program and is a member of Training Magazine's Hall of Fame.
Allison Rossett
Allison is Professor Emerita of Educational Technology at San Diego State University and a consultant in learning and technology. She is also a member of Training Magazine’s HRD Hall of Fame and serves on the Boards of the Elearning Guild and Chief Learning Officer.
Joseph Fuller
Joe is a professor at Harvard Business School, where he also co-leads HBS's Future of Work project. Prior to HBS, he spent two decades as CEO and part of the founding team of Monitor Group, a leading management consulting organization. He has published extensively on the skills gap. He serves on the board of trustees of Western Governor's University.
