Collaborative Classroom Appoints Marco Girish as Chief Financial Officer

ALAMEDA, CA, August 17, 2026— Collaborative Classroom is pleased to announce the appointment of Marco Girish as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). In this role, Mr. Girish will provide strategic financial leadership to support the organization’s mission, long-term sustainability, and continued growth and impact. He will work as part of the executive leadership team to align financial strategy, organizational resources, and operational priorities with Collaborative Classroom’s commitment to students and educators.

Mr. Girish brings more than 20 years of progressive executive, financial, and operations management experience across the nonprofit, private, entrepreneurial, and public-company sectors. Throughout his career, he has specialized in navigating organizations through growth and transformation, building finance and administrative functions, and establishing operations from concept to full functionality.

“We’re thrilled to welcome Marco to our leadership team,” said Collaborative Classroom President and CEO Kelly Stuart. “With decades of experience guiding organizations through growth and transformation, Marco’s deep expertise in aligning financial strategy with organizational resources makes him a great fit for Collaborative Classroom as we continue our expansion from K–12 into the early childhood education space with the goal of serving even more children, educators, and schools.”

With decades of experience guiding organizations through growth and transformation, Marco’s deep expertise in aligning financial strategy with organizational resources makes him a great fit for Collaborative Classroom as we continue our expansion from K–12 into the early childhood education space…

Kelly Stuart

Most recently, Mr. Girish served as CFO and Chief Administrative Officer of Connect Humanity, where he led the development of finance, accounting, and human resources operations. His extensive background also includes roles as CFO and Chief Operating Officer of Agricultural Gas Company (AG Gas), Managing Director at Unison, and CFO of Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Companies. He began his professional career as an auditor and certified public accountant with KPMG.

“I’m honored to join Collaborative Classroom as CFO,” said Mr. Girish. “I appreciate the organization’s proven commitment to supporting student growth, teacher effectiveness, and equitable outcomes from early childhood through K–12. I look forward to providing the strategic financial leadership necessary to support Collaborative Classroom’s growth and stability as we build on an impact that has already reached more than 10 million students and 440,000 educators nationwide.” 

I look forward to providing the strategic financial leadership necessary to support Collaborative Classroom’s growth and stability as we build on an impact that has already reached more than 10 million students and 440,000 educators nationwide.

Marco Girish

About Collaborative Classroom 

Collaborative Classroom is a mission-driven, nonprofit organization committed to ensuring that all students become readers, writers, and thinkers who learn from, care for, and respect one another. 

As one of the few nonprofit organizations in the country that develop, disseminate, and implement curriculum at scale, Collaborative Classroom is dedicated to putting students, educators, and research at the center of every decision and providing personalized, cutting-edge implementation support for the schools and students it serves.

The organization’s evidence-based programs and innovative professional learning are used by educators in all 50 states in more than a thousand school districts. Collaborative Classroom’s portfolio of solutions spans preschool and PreK through grade 8, with some curricula extending through grades 9–12.