The Conversations We Need for Education in 2025
December 19, 2024 BlogAt Tyton Partners, we occupy a unique vantage point within the education sector. We act as a strategic…
Andrea Mainelli
Senior Advisor
- 224.456.0060
- amainelli@tytonpartners.com
Andrea joined Tyton Partners as a Senior Advisor in July 2015, bringing a wealth of strategic and operational executive-level experience in the for-profit and not-for-profit education worlds. She will be actively engaged in supporting existing client relationships, as well as identifying new opportunities for the Firm.
Andrea most recently worked for the College Board from 2010 to 2013, first as a consultant, then as a senior executive and key member of the leadership team where she was engaged in product strategy and go-to-market approaches, and led the US and International teams that were responsible for partnering with districts, states, foreign entities and higher education institutions to deliver College Board programs and services.
Prior to the College Board, Andrea spent nearly six years at Kaplan, Inc. in a variety of operating and strategy roles, culminating in CEO of Kaplan Financial and Real Estate, a division that delivered classroom, online and hybrid training, test prep and professional development to individuals who required certifications and continuing education to enter, practice and succeed in their professions. During her tenure, she oversaw the division’s growth and expansion strategy as well as all of its operations, leading the acquisition and integration of more than ten training companies and multiple new product initiatives, including the launch of its online education efforts.
Andrea has extensive experience working with for-profit and not-for-profit organizations on strategy and leadership engagements, and has served on and assisted both for-profit and not-for-profit Boards of Directors. She holds an AB in Social Studies, with a focus in international relations, from Harvard-Radcliffe Colleges, and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.