Christopher Ostwald

Senior Principal   

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About Christopher

Christopher Ostwald is a Senior Principal at Tyton Partners, where he manages strategic consulting projects across the K-12 education and private equity sectors. He works with for-profit and nonprofit organizations to define strategic priorities, assess market opportunities, and achieve sustainable growth.

Before joining Tyton Partners, Christopher was a consultant at Vantage Partners, a Boston-based boutique management consultancy. There, he structured and implemented partnership programs to accelerate cross-organizational research and development, redesigned organizational frameworks to foster collaboration, and supported market entry strategies for emerging products. His passion for education took root while supporting a biomedical research organization in strengthening relationships with higher education institutions and academic medical centers—an experience that highlighted the transformative role of education in innovation and growth.

At Tyton, Christopher brings a results-driven approach to helping clients navigate complexity, turn vision into action, and drive meaningful impact in a rapidly evolving education landscape.

Recent Project Highlights

• Partnered with a non-profit organization to evaluate the awareness, adoption, and efficacy of developmental education reforms across higher education institutions

• Quantified growth expectations for a UK-based curriculum and assessment provider entering the US K-12 market

• Developed a pricing strategy for a non-profit organization involved in higher education student recruitment

• Created go-to-market strategy for start-up data provider, including pricing approach, product features, and growth expectations

Publications

• Author, “Hitting Their Stride 2022: Building Momentum Through High-Quality Implementation and a Commitment to Change,” Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

• Author, “Hitting Their Stride 2021: Equity, Outcomes, and the Impact of COVID,” Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Professional Affiliations and Memberships

• Tutor with 826 Boston, a non-profit organization providing tutoring and college application assistance to students in Boston Public Schools

Interests and Passion Projects

• Alpine skiing

• Tennis

• Cooking

• Reading

Education

• BA, Economics & Statistics, University of Rochester

• MBA, University of Virginia Darden School of Business (anticipated completion Spring 2027)