Larry Berger
Board Member

Larry Berger serves as Chief Executive Officer at Amplify. Berger co-founded the company in 2000. He has led the invention of mobile software to help early reading teachers and next-generation curriculum for elementary and middle schools. Berger was a Rhodes scholar and a White House fellow working on educational technology at NASA, and a Pahara-Aspen Education Fellow. He serves on the boards of Touch Press, the Academy of American Poets, Lapham’s Quarterly, the Institute for Sustained Attention, XQ Institute, and the Southern Education Foundation. Berger graduated from Yale University with a bachelor’s degree in English language and literature.

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Emerson Collective

XQ works in direct collaboration with Emerson Collective, which is dedicated to removing barriers to opportunity so people can live to their full potential. Established and led by Laurene Powell Jobs, Emerson Collective’s work focuses on education, immigration reform, the environment, and other social justice initiatives. XQ is an independent affiliate of Emerson Collective.

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