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Megan O'Connor

VP Partnerships @ Chegg. Education & Future of Work Founder, Operator, and Investor. MPA.

New York, New York

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $1,500,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $1,500,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Education

Work Experience

2021

  • Vice President, Head of Business-to-Institution GTM

    2024

    Leading the University Partnership Team for Chegg's student-first learning platform

  • Vice President, Head of Strategic Partnerships @ Chegg Skills

    2021 - 2024

    Manage revenue for Chegg Skills across strategic partnerships, channel partners, and enterprise sales.

  • Contributor

    2022

  • Impact Advisory Committee

    2021

2021 - 2023

  • Venture Partner

    2021 - 2023

    Gutter Capital invests in early-stage, mission-driven businesses. We partner closely with founders to build companies of consequence impacting affordability, economic mobility, or sustainability for the average American.

2021 - 2022

  • Advisor

    2021 - 2022

    Acquired by Power School in 2022. Kinvolved catalyzes students, parents, educators, and community stakeholders around a common mission: to improve family engagement and attendance in service of elevating student outcomes.

2020 - 2021

  • Entrepreneur In Residence

    2020 - 2021

    - Serve on the Senior Leadership team advising on product and growth strategy - Launched Kaplans first Career Exposure product "Boost by Kaplan" in partnership with Google and Myers Briggs

2020 - 2020

  • Fellow (ODA1)

    2020 - 2020

    On Deck Angel Investors Cohort #1

2015 - 2020

  • Advisor

    2016 - 2020

  • Chief Growth Officer

    2015 - 2016

    - Executed fundraising and growth strategies for the Human Ventures parent company - Supported the fund's portfolio companies

  • Co-founder and CEO

    2016 - 2019

    Clark, NYC — Co-Founder & CEO (Acquired) - Developed SMB platform for tutors processing $4mm monthly - Raised $4.5mm in series seed led by Lightspeed Venture Partners - Hired and managed a team of 17 from PolicyGenius, Kickstarter, and others - Lead the Leadership team of Product Designer, CTO, and Head of Product - Created mobile app featured in Apple app store and Apple’s show Planet of the Apps

2013 - 2015

  • Director of Development

    2013 - 2015

    Pencils of Promise (PoP), NYC Director of Development - Served as the EdTech nonprofit organization’s top-performing fundraiser - Key relationship manager for PoP’s HNW investors, corporate partners, and influencers, including PoP’s invitation-only giving circle, the Advisory Board.