Nerdy Names Stuart Udell to its Board of Directors
August 23, 2022 at 01:14 pm
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Nerdy Inc. reported the appointment of Stuart Udell to the company's Board of Directors. In addition to his extensive corporate leadership, Udell is the recipient of the Education Warrior Award from the I Have a Dream Foundation and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Dropout Prevention Center. He also serves as a Commissioner on AASA's Learning 2025 National Commission on Student-Centered Equity-Focused Education.
Udell fills the Nerdy Board seat previously held by Erik Blachford, who has resigned concurrently with Udell joining after nearly seven years as a successful and valued board member of Nerdy, which included advising the Company through its public offering.
Nerdy Inc. operates a platform for live online learning. The Companyâs platform leverages technology, including artificial intelligence (AI), to connect students, users, parents, guardians, and purchasers of all ages to tutors, instructors, subject matter experts, educators, and other professionals. Its comprehensive learning destination provides learning experiences across numerous subjects and multiple formats, including one-on-one instruction, small group tutoring, large format classes, tutor chat, essay review, adaptive assessments, and self-study tools. The Companyâs flagship business, Varsity Tutors LLC (Varsity Tutors), is a platform for live online tutoring and classes. Its solutions are available directly to learners, as well as through education systems. Its offerings also include Varsity Tutors for Schools, a product suite that leverages its platform capabilities to offer high dosage tutoring and its online learning solutions to institutions.