Alan Tripp
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Alan Harvey Tripp is an American
entrepreneur
who has successfully founded several private education companies, including SCORE! Educational Centers
and InsideTrack
, the college student coaching company he founded with Kai Drekmeier. He is a regular speaker and contributor to the national discussion on higher education.
Tripp received a bachelors in Economics in 1985 and an MBA in 1989, both from Stanford University
. Tripp was a management consultant with Boston Consulting Group
(BCG) and worked as an analyst for H&Q Technology Partners. He has also worked as a reporter and editor for The Wall Street Journal
.
In 1992, Tripp launched SCORE! Educational Centers, a provider of customized supplementary computer-based education services for children in kindergarten through tenth grade. On 17 April 1996, Kaplan acquired SCORE! in a deal worth less than $10 million USD. Tripp stayed on as general manager and helped open nearly 100 centers with more than 1,500 employees. The company is now a unit of The Washington Post Company.
In 1999, Tripp co-founded InsideTrack
with Kai Drekmeier. InsideTrack is a national coaching company working with American universities with solutions for increasing enrollment and graduation rates through its coaching programs.
As CEO and co-founder of InsideTrack
, Tripp is an advocate for personalizing education and increasing graduation rates. In addition to speaking at the 2010 The Economist Ideas Economy, Alan has written in the Washington Post on America’s competitiveness in relation to college graduates.
In addition to his work with InsideTrack
, Tripp was a lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business
and the Stanford University School of Education
from 1999 to 2004, where he co-taught the core course for education entrepreneurs. Tripp also acts as Board Chair for the non-profit website, GreatSchools.net.
United States
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entrepreneur
Entrepreneur
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who has successfully founded several private education companies, including SCORE! Educational Centers
SCORE! Educational Centers
SCORE! Educational Centers , was owned by Kaplan, Inc., which is a subsidiary of the Washington Post Company, and was a United States provider of customized supplementary education and one-on-three tutoring services for children in kindergarten through ninth grade...
and InsideTrack
InsideTrack
InsideTrack is an education services company that provides coaching services to college students. The company employs hundreds of coaches whose function is to work with students in order to to encourage them to remain enrolled through graduation...
, the college student coaching company he founded with Kai Drekmeier. He is a regular speaker and contributor to the national discussion on higher education.
Tripp received a bachelors in Economics in 1985 and an MBA in 1989, both from Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
. Tripp was a management consultant with Boston Consulting Group
Boston Consulting Group
The Boston Consulting Group is a global management consulting firm with offices in 42 countries. It is recognized as one of the most prestigious management consulting firms in the world. It is one of only three companies to appear in the top 15 of Fortunes "Best Companies to Work For" report for...
(BCG) and worked as an analyst for H&Q Technology Partners. He has also worked as a reporter and editor for The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal is an American English-language international daily newspaper. It is published in New York City by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corporation, along with the Asian and European editions of the Journal....
.
In 1992, Tripp launched SCORE! Educational Centers, a provider of customized supplementary computer-based education services for children in kindergarten through tenth grade. On 17 April 1996, Kaplan acquired SCORE! in a deal worth less than $10 million USD. Tripp stayed on as general manager and helped open nearly 100 centers with more than 1,500 employees. The company is now a unit of The Washington Post Company.
In 1999, Tripp co-founded InsideTrack
InsideTrack
InsideTrack is an education services company that provides coaching services to college students. The company employs hundreds of coaches whose function is to work with students in order to to encourage them to remain enrolled through graduation...
with Kai Drekmeier. InsideTrack is a national coaching company working with American universities with solutions for increasing enrollment and graduation rates through its coaching programs.
As CEO and co-founder of InsideTrack
InsideTrack
InsideTrack is an education services company that provides coaching services to college students. The company employs hundreds of coaches whose function is to work with students in order to to encourage them to remain enrolled through graduation...
, Tripp is an advocate for personalizing education and increasing graduation rates. In addition to speaking at the 2010 The Economist Ideas Economy, Alan has written in the Washington Post on America’s competitiveness in relation to college graduates.
In addition to his work with InsideTrack
InsideTrack
InsideTrack is an education services company that provides coaching services to college students. The company employs hundreds of coaches whose function is to work with students in order to to encourage them to remain enrolled through graduation...
, Tripp was a lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business
Stanford Graduate School of Business
The Stanford Graduate School of Business is one of the professional schools of Stanford University, in Stanford, California and is broadly regarded as one of the best business schools in the world.The Stanford GSB offers a general management Master of Business Administration degree, the Sloan...
and the Stanford University School of Education
Stanford University School of Education
The Stanford University School of Education , is one of the seven schools of Stanford University. It is the second-oldest school of education in the United States, after NYU...
from 1999 to 2004, where he co-taught the core course for education entrepreneurs. Tripp also acts as Board Chair for the non-profit website, GreatSchools.net.
See also
- InsideTrackInsideTrackInsideTrack is an education services company that provides coaching services to college students. The company employs hundreds of coaches whose function is to work with students in order to to encourage them to remain enrolled through graduation...
- SCORE! Educational CentersSCORE! Educational CentersSCORE! Educational Centers , was owned by Kaplan, Inc., which is a subsidiary of the Washington Post Company, and was a United States provider of customized supplementary education and one-on-three tutoring services for children in kindergarten through ninth grade...