Rob Waldron joined Curriculum Associates as President in 2008 and became CEO in 2009. He previously served as an operating executive at Berkshire Partners and CEO of Jumpstart for Young Children, a national nonprofit that prepares disadvantaged children for school success. Under Waldron’s leadership, Jumpstart doubled in size. He also spent nine years at Kaplan Education, where he served for five years as the CEO of Score! Educational Centers and grew revenue from $2 million to more than $50 million.  Waldron graduated from Northwestern and Harvard Business School and is a former Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Waldron has been recognized as one of the Top 25 Social Entrepreneurs by Fast Company magazine and a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.