Katelyn Donnelly

Biography

Katelyn Donnelly is the Managing Director of

Pearson’s Affordable Learning Fund, a venture

fund that invests in early stage companies

serving low-cost schools and services to schools

and learners in the developing world. Katelyn is

also an active advisor on Pearson’s global

strategy, research and innovation agenda, as

well as a consultant to governments on

education system transformation and delivery.

Katelyn is the author of the acclaimed

publications “Oceans of Innovation”, “Alive in the

Swamp” and “An Avalanche is Coming” and has

key-noted at major education conferences. She

serves as a non-executive director and strategic

advisor to several start-up companies across

Europe, Asia and Africa. Previously Katelyn was

a consultant at McKinsey and Company and

graduated from Duke University with high

distinction in economics.