Alan Tripp

Alan H. Tripp
Alan Tripp (right) in 1993 with William Hewlett, an early mentor and investor in SCORE!
Born	United States
Nationality	American
Occupation(s)	Founder and CEO of Motimatic

Alan H. Tripp is an American entrepreneur. Tripp founded multiple venture-backed education companies, including SCORE! Educational Centers, InsideTrack, and Motimatic. ^[1] He is a regular speaker and contributor to the national discourse on educational technology, motivation and improving student outcomes. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Entrepreneur

In 1992, Tripp launched SCORE!, featuring an adaptive learning system originally developed by Stanford University professor Patrick Suppes ^[5] for children in kindergarten through seventh grade. On 17 April 1996, SCORE! was acquired by The Washington Post Company . Tripp stayed on as general manager and helped open nearly 100 centers with more than 1,500 employees. More than 1 million students participated in the SCORE! program.

In 2001, Tripp co-founded InsideTrack ^[6] with Kai Drekmeier. He served as CEO for 12 years and Chairman for 16 years. InsideTrack was acquired by Strada ^[7] in 2017, at which point the company had served more than 1.5 million students ^[8] at 1600 university programs.

Education and business background

Tripp received a bachelor's degree in Economics in 1985 and an MBA in 1989, both from Stanford University. He was a management consultant with Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and worked as an analyst for H&Q Technology Partners. He has also worked as a reporter and editor for The Wall Street Journal.

Lecturer and education industry roles

Tripp was appointed as a lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Stanford Graduate School of Education from 1999 to 2004, where he co-taught the core course for education entrepreneurs. ^[9] He also served as Board Chair of GreatSchools.net ^[10] from 2004 to 2011 and as Entrepreneur in Residence at Penn State University from 2014 to 2016.

See also

• SCORE! Educational Centers

References

1. "Motimatic Secures $3.4M Series A Funding to Further Automated Motivation for Students - EdSurge News". EdSurge. 2017-02-28. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
2. The Economist: The Ideas Economy: Human Potential When the world grows up (September 2010). "The Economist" (PDF). The Economist.
3. "Alan Tripp" The Washington Post 22 December 2010 Retrieved 21 March 2011
4. "Alan Tripp" The Chronicle of Higher Education 09 March 2011 Retrieved 21 March 2011
5. Markoff, John (2014-12-02). "Patrick Suppes, Pioneer in Computerized Learning, Dies at 92". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2018-03-28.
6. "Outside Help for 'Coaching' Students" . Retrieved 2018-03-29.
7. "College Coaching Startup InsideTrack Joins Nonprofit Strada Education Network - EdSurge News". EdSurge. 2017-05-08. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
8. GmbH, finanzen.net. "InsideTrack Joins Strada Education Network | Markets Insider". markets.businessinsider.com. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
9. "Alan Tripp" Inside Higher Education September 2006 Retrieved 18 April 2011 ^{[ verification needed ]}
10. "GreatSchools, Inc.: Board of Directors - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2018-03-28.