Gideon Stein
Director/Board Member at Education News Network
Profile
Gideon Stein was the founder of Omnipod, Inc. (1999) and LightSail, Inc. (2012), where he held the titles of Chairman & Chief Executive Officer and Chief Executive Officer, respectively.
He is also the founder of Future Is Now Schools.
Currently, Mr. Stein holds Vice Chairman positions at Green Dot Public Schools, Education News Network, New Classrooms, and Director positions at Teach Plus, Chalkbeat, and The Moriah Fund.
Mr. Stein previously held Director positions at Real Silk Investments, Inc. and Stand for Children, Inc. Mr. Stein received his undergraduate degree from Wesleyan University.
Gideon Stein active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
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| Education News Network | Director/Board Member | - |
Green Dot Public Schools
 Green Dot Public Schools Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Green Dot Public Schools was founded in 1999 by Steve Barr in direct response to the terrible state of public high schools in the Los Angeles area. It mainly operates charter high schools. | Director/Board Member | - |
| New Classrooms | Director/Board Member | - |
| Teach Plus | Director/Board Member | - |
Chalkbeat
 Chalkbeat Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Chalkbeat is a nonprofit news organization that focuses on education reporting. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY. The company is committed to covering the effort to improve schools for all children. | Director/Board Member | - |
| The Moriah Fund | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Gideon Stein
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Stand for Children, Inc.
 Stand for Children, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Stand for Children, Inc. is a non-profit organization which develops, designs, and implements educational program, policies, and campaigns. It promotes Protech Dreamers, Teaching Beyong the Textbook, and Kids Not Cuts. The organization was founded by Eliza Leighton and Jonah Edelman in 1996 and is headquartered in Portland, OR. | Director/Board Member | - |
| Future Is Now Schools | Founder | - |
| Real Silk Investments, Inc. | Director/Board Member | - |
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Training of Gideon Stein
| Wesleyan University | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Private companies | 10 |
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| Real Silk Investments, Inc. | Miscellaneous |
Omnipod, Inc.
 Omnipod, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Omnipod, Inc. provides on-demand secure instant messaging solutions. It offers enterprise communication tool that allows users to engage in secure instant messaging sessions and to share files. The company's Professional Online Desktop (POD) client is a downloadable application that connects to OmniPod's hosted service. Omnipod was co-founded by Gideon Stein, John Oppenheimer, David Oppenheimer and Bernie Kluger in 1999 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Commercial Services |
LightSail, Inc.
 LightSail, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services LightSail, Inc. provides online platform for books. It uses digital tools to bring books, proven assessments, and teaching practices to students. LightSail is a literacy platform for grades K-12 that combines proven tools to drive student growth. The company was founded by Gideon Stein and Steven Gittelson in 2012 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Technology Services |
Stand for Children, Inc.
Stand for Children, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Stand for Children, Inc. is a non-profit organization which develops, designs, and implements educational program, policies, and campaigns. It promotes Protech Dreamers, Teaching Beyong the Textbook, and Kids Not Cuts. The organization was founded by Eliza Leighton and Jonah Edelman in 1996 and is headquartered in Portland, OR. | Commercial Services |
| Education News Network | |
| New Classrooms | |
| Future Is Now Schools | |
| Teach Plus | |
Chalkbeat
Chalkbeat Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Chalkbeat is a nonprofit news organization that focuses on education reporting. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY. The company is committed to covering the effort to improve schools for all children. | Commercial Services |
| The Moriah Fund |
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