Duncan Young

Director/Board Member at

The Council for Economic Education

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Duncan F Young is currently Director at The Council for Economic Education and Operating Partner at Havencrest Capital Management LLC.
Formerly, Mr. Young was Chief Executive Officer at Effective School Solutions LLC from 2019 to 2025, Chief Executive Officer at Leadership Platform Acquisition Corp., and Senior Vice President at Scholastic Corp.
Education includes an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 2002 and an undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1995.

Duncan Young active positions

Companies	Position	Start
The Council for Economic Education The Council for Economic Education Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates charitable organization that focuses on personal finance and economic education of students	Director/Board Member	-
Havencrest Capital Management LLC Havencrest Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Havencrest Capital invests in lower-middle market companies located in the United States with an EBITDA of USD 3 - 15 million and enterprise value of USD 25 - 250 million. The firm focuses on a broad range of sectors and industries. It participates in add on acquisitions, buyouts, recapitalization and growth stage capital transactions. It acquires controlling and non controlling stakes.	Private Equity Investor	-

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Former positions of Duncan Young

Companies	Position	End
Effective School Solutions LLC Effective School Solutions LLC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Delivers school, high impact mental health programs for students	Chief Executive Officer	2025-09-30
SCHOLASTIC CORPORATION	Private Equity Investor	-
Leadership Platform Acquisition Corp. Leadership Platform Acquisition Corp. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides educational programs for students and professionals	Chief Executive Officer	-

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Scholastic Corp. Scholastic Corp. Publishing: Books/MagazinesConsumer Services Publishes and distributes books, magazines, teacher materials and television programming for children	Consumer Services
Leadership Platform Acquisition Corp. Leadership Platform Acquisition Corp. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides educational programs for students and professionals	Commercial Services
The Council for Economic Education The Council for Economic Education Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates charitable organization that focuses on personal finance and economic education of students	Commercial Services
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Havencrest Capital Management LLC Havencrest Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Havencrest Capital invests in lower-middle market companies located in the United States with an EBITDA of USD 3 - 15 million and enterprise value of USD 25 - 250 million. The firm focuses on a broad range of sectors and industries. It participates in add on acquisitions, buyouts, recapitalization and growth stage capital transactions. It acquires controlling and non controlling stakes.	Finance
Effective School Solutions LLC Effective School Solutions LLC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Delivers school, high impact mental health programs for students	Commercial Services
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services