Alex Bernadotte is the founder and CEO of Beyond 12, a digital coaching platform that combines virtual human coaches, a campus customized mobile app, and an AI-powered analytics engine to help first-generation students thrive in college and beyond. She has more than 20 years of executive management and strategic development experience in both the nonprofit and private sectors. Before creating Beyond 12, she was an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at NewSchools Venture Fund where she developed the business plan for Beyond 12. Alex received her undergraduate degree from Dartmouth and a master’s with a concentration in policy and organizational leadership from Stanford. She is an Ashoka Fellow and a 2012 Jefferson Award for Public Service recipient. Alex received her undergraduate degree from Dartmouth and earned a master’s degree with a concentration in policy and organizational leadership from Stanford. She is an Ashoka Fellow, a recipient of the 2011 NewSchools Venture Fund Entrepreneur of the Year award and the Stanford 2019 Alumni Excellence in Education Award, as well as a Fellow of the 22nd class of the Pahara – Aspen Education Fellowship,
Alexandra Bernadotte
