Navid Oreizy, Principal, Serent Capital
Navid leads Serent's investment efforts in the education and healthcare sectors. He is actively involved in the firm’s investments in Diamond Mind, Cardon Outreach, United Allergy Services, C2 Educational Systems, Digarc, Arbiter Sports, USATestPrep, KEV Group, and The Professional Companies.
Prior to joining Serent, Navid was a Vice President at Augusta Columbia Capital, a mid-market technology-focused private equity firm. At ACC, he was responsible for deal sourcing and execution across several vertical markets including healthcare, retail, enterprise software, and infrastructure. Prior to ACC, Navid was an investment professional at Technology Crossover Ventures where he was involved in originating deals, leading due diligence processes, and working with portfolio companies primarily in the healthcare sector. Navid began his career at Lazard where he worked on several merger and acquisition assignments for technology, media, and telecom clients.
Navid has an MBA from Columbia Business School as well as a BS in Business Administration and a BA in Political Science from University of California, Berkeley.
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Jay Eckard, Founder & Board Member, USATestprep
Jay started his professional life as a high school science and technology teacher. His 15-year experience as an educator provided the insight to help create USATestprep. Jay’s passion was to create tools that would help teachers while engaging students. As a co-founder of USATestprep, Jay helped develop and run USATestprep for over 19 years, building the company to serve nearly 2 million students. USAtestprep is the leading online software and content provider for state-specific high stakes testing preparation sold to schools and districts across the country.
Jay graduated from Furman University in 1994 with Bachelors in Science majoring in Chemistry. Currently, he lives with his wife and two children in Cartersville, GA.
David Kim, Founder & Vice Chairman, C2 Education
As an undergrad at Harvard, David was interested in the relationship between economics and education, a passion which led him to start a tutoring service for local students. That small tutoring service grew into C2 Education, a national provider of college preparation and academic tutoring services. In the years since, David’s work has earned him recognition in such publications as Forbes Magazine, Entrepreneur Magazine, and Inc. Magazine.
David has a BA in Economics from Harvard University. Currently, he lives in Duluth, Georgia with his wife and two children.