Ayah Bdeir

Director/Board Member at The Fund For Public Schools, Inc.

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Ayah Bdeir is the founder of littleBits Electronics, Inc. which was founded in 2011.
She held the title of Chief Executive Officer & Director from 2011 to 2019.
Currently, Ms. Bdeir holds two board member positions, one at The Fund For Public Schools, Inc. since 2020 and the other at E14 Fund Management, Inc. since 2019.
Ms. Bdeir's former positions include being a Principal at The Museum of Modern Art and a Board Member at Maker Ed from 2020 to 2021.
Ms. Bdeir's education includes an undergraduate degree from the American University of Beirut and a graduate degree from MIT Media Laboratory which was conferred in 2006.

Ayah Bdeir active positions

Companies	Position	Start
E14 Fund Management, Inc. E14 Fund Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance E14 Fund Management, Inc. (E14 Fund) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 2013. The firm is headquartered in Wellesley, Massachusetts.	Private Equity Investor	2019-05-31
The Fund For Public Schools, Inc. The Fund For Public Schools, Inc. Services to the Health IndustryHealth Services The Fund for Public Schools, Inc. serves as a vehicle for public-private partnerships as means of supporting public education reform and building support for New York's public schools. It works to secure critical funding for system-wide education reform initiatives; facilitating strategic public-private partnerships; managing a targeted set of programs to support city schools; and building citywide public awareness. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in New York, NY.	Director/Board Member	2020-05-31

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Former positions of Ayah Bdeir

Companies	Position	End
Maker Ed Maker Ed Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Maker Ed is a non-profit organization that offers training, support, and resources to individuals.	Director/Board Member	2021-10-30
littleBits Electronics, Inc. littleBits Electronics, Inc. Electronic ComponentsElectronic Technology littleBits Electronics, Inc. provides an open source library of electronic modules that snap together with tiny magnets for prototyping, learning and fun. It consists of tiny circuit-boards with specific functions engineered to snap together with magnets, no soldering, no wiring, no programming, just snap together for prototyping, learning and fun and each bit has a specific function and modules snap to make larger circuits. The company was founded by Ayah Bdeir in September 2011 and is headquartered in New York, NY.	Founder	2019-08-29
The Museum of Modern Art The Museum of Modern Art Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services The Museum of Modern Art exhibits modern and contemporary art. The organization was founded by Alfred H. Barr in 1929 and is located in New York, NY.	Corporate Officer/Principal	-

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MIT Media Laboratory	Graduate Degree
American University of Beirut	Undergraduate Degree

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littleBits Electronics, Inc. littleBits Electronics, Inc. Electronic ComponentsElectronic Technology littleBits Electronics, Inc. provides an open source library of electronic modules that snap together with tiny magnets for prototyping, learning and fun. It consists of tiny circuit-boards with specific functions engineered to snap together with magnets, no soldering, no wiring, no programming, just snap together for prototyping, learning and fun and each bit has a specific function and modules snap to make larger circuits. The company was founded by Ayah Bdeir in September 2011 and is headquartered in New York, NY.	Electronic Technology
The Museum of Modern Art The Museum of Modern Art Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services The Museum of Modern Art exhibits modern and contemporary art. The organization was founded by Alfred H. Barr in 1929 and is located in New York, NY.	Consumer Services
Maker Ed Maker Ed Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Maker Ed is a non-profit organization that offers training, support, and resources to individuals.	Commercial Services
E14 Fund Management, Inc. E14 Fund Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance E14 Fund Management, Inc. (E14 Fund) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 2013. The firm is headquartered in Wellesley, Massachusetts.	Finance
The Fund For Public Schools, Inc. The Fund For Public Schools, Inc. Services to the Health IndustryHealth Services The Fund for Public Schools, Inc. serves as a vehicle for public-private partnerships as means of supporting public education reform and building support for New York's public schools. It works to secure critical funding for system-wide education reform initiatives; facilitating strategic public-private partnerships; managing a targeted set of programs to support city schools; and building citywide public awareness. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in New York, NY.	Health Services

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