Our team
Our team of educators and technologists build courses that cultivate the judgment your organization needs to address its most critical challenges.
Joel Podolny
CEO & Founder
Prior to starting Honor Education, Joel was a Vice President at Apple and the founding Dean of Apple University, where he oversaw learning in areas such as leadership, management, and company culture. Before that, Joel served as Dean and Professor of Management at the Yale School of Management. He previously held professorships at Harvard Business School and the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Chief Revenue Officer
15+ years scaling B2B SaaS revenue, VP of Sales at Deputy, Duda, and Kaltura with two successful exits
Chief Partnership Officer
Chief Partnership Officer at Trilogy from startup to acquisition, SVP at 2U
SVP, Customer Experience
15+ years classroom teaching experience, head of education verticals at Hypothesis and Genius
VP, Curriculum Services
17 years at Apple designing and leading programs in L&D and talent management
VP, Engineering
17 years leading engineering organizations. CEO and Cofounder of Datalitica
Head of Engineering
15 years of engineering expertise including leadership at DocuSign and VSCO
Head of Marketing
Marketing leader at LinkedIn, SmartNews, WSJ; lecturer at UVA Darden School of Business
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Co-founded and led by Joel Podolny, former Vice President and Dean of Apple University and Dean of the Yale School of Management.
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