Management Team / Advisory Board Bios
Michael Rhattigan
Co-founder and CEO
Michael is a successful, experienced entrepreneur. He started his career at Accenture, where he helped the company launch and build a technology practice to support Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and India. He launched his first startup during graduate school at MIT, which paid for his education several times over. Michael built and sold a traditional media business of 12 broadcasting stations. He subsequently launched and grew an educational program, Adventure to Fitness, that scaled quickly throughout elementary schools. This business helped identify the need, develop the product, and build the industry contacts for Adventure 2 Learning.
Dr. Jenny Delfin
Co-founder
Jenny, Michael’s wife, was instrumental in the growth of Adventure to Fitness, providing considerable insight and review into the health and medical aspects of the program. A graduate of one of the nation's most competitive public schools, Stuyvesant High School, followed by an accelerated college/medical degree from NYU & Mt. Sinai, Jenny brings a rigorous academic background, which is applied regularly at Adventure 2 Learning and with the family’s in-home focus group.
Deni Conkell-Mazzei
Director, Customer Experience & Strategy
Deni helped launch and build Adventure to Fitness’ audience in over 25,000 schools. With demonstrated success within the health, wellness, and education sectors, Deni brings considerable marketing and customer experience. Deni also provides an established customer network in schools and other child-focused organizations.
Katie Ford
Board of Directors
Katie is a global leader in the advertising sector. She spent the first 23 years of her career across agencies at Publicis, including her last role as president of client engagement and innovation at Spark Foundry. Her roles included leadership positions in Chicago, Mexico, China, and New York. Katie was Chief Client Officer at Amobee, an ad-tech platform, before joining Twitter to be Head of Global brands.
John Neiers
Board of Directors
John is one of the nation’s foremost leaders in education and the application of technology to improve learning. John’s career includes over 25 years in education, spanning public and private schools. In his current role, he is a coveted partner by many of the leading educational and technology companies. John consults regularly to schools around the world and has been an early leader in online learning, helping to launch the Global Online Academy.
Mike Hajialexandrou
Board of Directors
Mike spent the majority of his career in senior positions within the financial services industry, managing various business units. In his last role, Mike was responsible for Credit Suisse’s European hedge funds. He has been an angel investor for 15 years, including the technology and media sectors, and sits on the board of several early-stage companies.
