Hannah Smith, Founder and CEO

Hannah is a passionate advocate for educational equity and has extensive expertise in state and regional postsecondary policy, coaching on the use of tech-enabled advising solutions, and developing effective student support infrastructure at the district, regional and state level. Hannah leverages her counseling and coaching background to support inclusive facilitation and provide collaborative, authentic strategic planning support to institutions and organizations.

Prior to her consulting work, Hannah served as the Vice President of Partnerships at Moneythink, an ed-tech nonprofit focused on making college more accessible for low-income and first generation students. Hannah also led the partnership and technical assistance strategy for the nonprofit managing the state of California’s official college and career platform, CCGI.

Hannah’s own journey navigating the overly complicated community college system is what propelled her into this field and that humble but life-changing experience is what keeps her grounded in the work day-to-day. She holds a Bachelors of Arts from UC Berkeley and a Masters Degree in Prevention Science and Practice from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She lives in Western Massachusetts with her husband and two spirited kids.