Empowering Every Learner, One Path at a Time

At Pathful, we believe career readiness begins with purpose. Backed by 5,000+ industry partners, we’re on a mission to equip every learner with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to navigate their unique career journey—no matter where they start or where they're headed.

Pathful is disrupting the college & career readiness space by uniquely blending the three pillars of career*: what you believe you can be, what you know and who you know. We’re intentionally connecting the rapidly changing needs of the world of work with the classroom.

Ryan Hagedorn
Pathful CEO
board & leadership

Our board and our leadership are passionate about the mission

Ryan Hagedorn
Chief Executive Officer
Ed Rayner
Chief Financial Officer
Paul Johansen
Chief Product & Technology Officer
Karin Simelaro
Chief Revenue Officer
Jill Ball
Chief People Officer
Kim Celentano
Board Member
RJ Gentile
Board Member
Ilya Gorelik
Board Member
Dwight Jones
Board Member
Sabari Raja
Board Member
Tom Reardon
Board Member
Binu Thayamkery
Board Member
3,150,000

students and teachers reached

15,000,000

Virtual job shadow ® videos watched

50,000

Industry professional connections

25+

years collective employee K-12 experience

We create products that educators and students love

Educators

My students were very excited and engaged. Gaming and coding is the “cool” thing right now, so it was great for them to see an educated woman of color who has made it her career! She was easy to listen to, and made it relevant to my students.

Teacher
Washington DC
Administrators

My students were very excited and engaged. Gaming and coding is the “cool” thing right now, so it was great for them to see an educated woman of color who has made it her career! She was easy to listen to, and made it relevant to my students.

Teacher
Washington DC
Industry Volunteers

Pathful has connected me to hundreds and hundreds of students all over the US in different classrooms. One of the biggest surprises I’ve experienced with these sessions are the questions that children and young adults.

Trent Dardick
Industry Professional
Corporate Partners

My students were very excited and engaged. Gaming and coding is the “cool” thing right now, so it was great for them to see an educated woman of color who has made it her career! She was easy to listen to, and made it relevant to my students.

Teacher
Washington DC

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