Miriam Altman-Reyes is a mission-driven leader, operator, and successfully exited founding CEO with 17 years of experience.
Currently, Miriam is Founder and CEO of Brass Ring Ventures, a firm supporting underrepresented, mission-driven entrepreneurs who are building tech-enabled companies that are increasing equitable access to education, workforce, and economic opportunity worldwide. Providing advising, operator support, investment, and board service to a growing portfolio companies worldwide, Brass Ring Ventures was named one of the 2024 Edtech Venture Studios to Watch by Edtech Insider. Miriam is also a mentor for StartEd, the Transcend Network, and Gener8or accelerators.
Previously, as Co-founder and CEO of Kinvolved, the industry leader in efficacy-tested technology to elevate student attendance, Miriam led the company from idea through its exit in 2022 to PowerSchool, a public company backed by Vista Equity Partners. At PowerSchool, she served as Vice President, Go-to-Market Strategy and Partnerships for the innovation group, where she worked cross functionally to drive early adoption of five new K12 and workforce products.
Early in her career, Miriam was a public high school history teacher in the New York City Department of Education via Teach For America. She has been an Education Pioneers Fellow, a two-time entrepreneurial fellow at Columbia University, and an Adjunct Professor in Social Entrepreneurship at NYU Wagner. Her work has been recognized in global publications including the New York Times, Forbes 30 Under 30, Crain’s Business Journal, and Business Insider, and through awards from New York University, The University of Pennsylvania, the Robin Hood Foundation, Teach For America, and more.
Miriam holds an MPA from New York University’s Wagner School of Public Service, an MA, Ed from Lehman College, and a BA with Honors from Brown University.