Ashley Beckner is Transforming Early Childhood Education

Giving by Alex Godin

Dec 10, 201800:30:32Government & Organizations

Ashley is a venture partner at Omidyar Network where she focuses on organizations transforming early childhood education. Ashley and the Omidyar Network have a unique venture capital model. They focus on impact over prof...

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