John Hults

About John Hults

John Hults serves as CFO at Bezos Academy, and is inspired by their shared mission to \"nurture every child to become a creative leader, original thinker, and lifelong learner by inventing the solutions needed to scale early childhood education.\"This role builds upon his past experience as CEO at Conscious Discipline (CD), a private equity backed provider of professional development solutions for teachers and leaders in the early learning to middle school markets, as well as his earlier COO, CFO and Board of Directors experiences.While John’s professional experiences are broad and his roles diverse, the common thread throughout has been his grounding in his faith and the fundamental leadership and team building skills gained through his education and friendships at the US Naval Academy and his service as a Naval Officer at the beginning of his career. John’s leadership experience can be particularly valuable for Boards of Directors in early to mid-stage, private equity/ venture capital backed companies, nonprofits seeking sustainable growth, or in large companies facing challenging growth and/or turnaround opportunities at a divisional or organization level. Keywords: Board of Directors, BOD, CEO, COO, CFO, FP & A, Private Equity, VC, Operations, M&A, Integration, Process Improvement, Strategy, Budgeting, Budgets, Forecasting, Financial Planning, Financial Analysis, Integration, Board of Directors, Communications, Intellectual Property, IP, Consulting, China, Digital Media, SAAS, Subscription, Nonprofit, EdTech, Education Technology, International

Experience

1. Chief Financial Officer

   Bezos Academy

   Dec 2025 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

Education

• Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management

  MBA, Strategy, Finance

• United States Naval Academy

  Bachelor of Science (BS)