Elizabeth Choi (she/hers) has built a career betting on bold ideas, developing leaders, and enabling ecosystems - all with a deep commitment to equity and inclusion. As a former teacher, community builder, coach, and advisor, she is Envision Education’s COO, a national nonprofit that runs schools in the Bay Area and works with districts across the country.

She also partners with leaders during their seasons of growth and scale. Her partners include Desmos, Formation Ventures, Swing Education, Google, Moonshot edVentures as well as other K12 education and workforce development organizations.

Previously, Elizabeth was the Senior Vice President at the Pahara Institute, an organization that provides transformational development opportunities for American education leaders. She launched a new programmatic department and led the organization’s operations. She also previously served as the Chief Program Officer at Summit Public Schools, where she co-founded the Summit Learning Program, a national program that enabled students to attain the skills, knowledge and habits to live a fulfilled life. Under her leadership, the program grew from 19 schools across 10 states to over 380 schools in 40 states serving over 65,000 students.

Elizabeth earned her BA in Public Policy and MA in Education from Stanford University. She enjoys serving her community as a board member of Summit Public Schools and has also advised the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on their K12 education strategy. Elizabeth is a recipient of the 2019-20 Stanford University Award of Merit and a 2017-2018 Pahara Fellow. In her free time, Elizabeth enjoys spending time with her family and friends in the outdoors or over food and drinks.