LaVerne Srinivasan became a director in March 2017 and has been Lead Independent Director since September 2023. Ms. Srinivasan was Vice President of the National Program and Program Director for Education at the Carnegie Corporation of New York until September 2025, employing creative strategies and innovative thinking to strengthen urban education. From 2014 through September 2025, she oversaw grant making and other activities aimed at engaging parents and communities, improving teaching and leadership for learning, advancing innovative learning environment designs, providing K-12 pathways to college and career success, and fostering integrated approaches to innovation and learning in the field of education.

From 2012 through 2014, Ms. Srinivasan was the Co-Founder of Fiero Now, an education technology company. Prior to Fiero Now, she worked at various educational technology, urban district change, and non-profit education reform companies, including Time to Know, Education Champions for All and New Leaders for New Schools. From 2003 through 2006, Ms. Srinivasan served as Deputy Chancellor for the New York City Department of Education. In addition, from 1993 through 2003, she served in various roles at BMG Entertainment, including as Senior Vice President and General Counsel. Ms. Srinivasan serves as chairman of the board of Educational Testing Service, as a member of the national advisory board of College Promise Campaign, as a member of the advisory boards of National Education Equity Lab, EdTech Evidence Exchange, Global Science of Learning for Education Network, Global Cities, Inc., Transcend Inc., Urban Schools Human Capital Academy, and America’s Promise Alliance, and was a founding member of the Consortium for Policy Research in Education’s task force on Strategic Management of Human Capital.

Ms. Srinivasan holds an A.B. in sociology from Harvard College, and a J.D. from Harvard Law School. Ms. Srinivasan brings to our Board of Directors strong leadership skills, extensive experience leveraging technology in the education and entertainment industries, expertise in human capital management, and deep marketing expertise from her current and previous positions. As our Lead Independent Director, Ms. Srinivasan uses the expertise she brings to our Board of Directors for the oversight of our management agreement with ZMC.