Ryan Patenaude

About Ryan Patenaude

EdTech Pioneer | K12 Education Innovator | Founder & Strategic AdvisorWith 16+ years in K12 EdTech, I\'ve dedicated my career to closing equity and achievement gaps in public education. As co-founder and operating executive of a market-leading EdTech company, in partnership with my Co-Founder, we scaled operations from $0 to $50MM in revenue without external funding, growing from 1 to employees and building a market pioneer and leader in K12 High Impact Tutoring.My journey is rooted in a family legacy of educators and driven by a passion for transforming educational outcomes. Our company pioneered high-impact online tutoring solutions, earning multiple industry awards for intervention and tutoring products that demonstrably improved student achievement. My mission to close critical equity and achievement gaps while making a positive impact on K12 public education is a perpetual and tireless journey and continues through this work.Today, I leverage my operational expertise as both an active investor in emerging EdTech and a strategic advisor to mission-aligned organizations. My approach combines deep educational insight with business acumen to create sustainable growth and long-term enterprise value.I partner with innovative EdTech organizations, Education organizations and investors committed to reshaping K12 education through technology-enabled solutions that make a measurable difference for students and educators.

Experience

1. Founder & Managing Director

   Rp Impact Partners

   Apr 2025 — Present · Boston, MA, US

   RP Impact Partners is a Growth Firm that Accelerates Growth & Drives Impact in K12 Education with a focus on the EdTech industry and closing critical equity and achievement gaps in public education.

Education

• Ithaca College

  Bachelor of Science, Sports Information and Communication

  2001 — 2005

Skills

• Sales Operations
• Customer Satisfaction
• Training
• Sales Pipeline Management
• New Business Development
• Sales Consulting
• Investor Presentations
• Pipeline Development
• Capital Raises
• Business Communications
• Camtasia
• Opening New Markets
• Employee Training
• Developing New Markets
• Product Demonstration
• Technical Training
• Technical Presentations
• Salesforce.com
• Business Strategy
• Market Research
• Educational Technology
• Marketing
• Management
• Social Media Marketing
• Oracle Crm
• Strategic Consulting
• Rfp Preparation
• Training & Development
• Zoominfo
• Social Media
• E-Learning
• Moodle
• Pipeline Building
• Sales Management
• Social Media Development
• Inside Sales
• Linkedin
• Entrepreneurship
• Microsoft Office
• Sales