Celia Stokes

Celia leads the product and education teams for Teaching Strategies--the leader in assessment, curriculum and professional development in early childhood, supporting hundreds of thousands of educators and 4 million children annually. She is passionate about helping educators work smarter not harder by putting technology to use for them to better manage their admin tasks, to receive expert guidance in the moment, to use data to more quickly recognize opportunities to individualize instruction, to save them time. Celia has more than 25 years in CEO, executive leadership, board, and consulting roles for mission-driven companies. Her work has focused on SaaS-based transformations to drive ease of use, behavioral changes, and improved outcomes in ed-tech and health/wellness. She has experience across public, private, and private-equity backed companies and has participated in multiple transaction events, including successful IPO and private-equity transactions.