Tom Davidson
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
EverFi
Education
Bowdoin College
B.A., Government and African-American/Black Studies
1994Podcasts
39:06420: What It’s Like to Build an Educational Technology Company w/ Tom Davidson, EVERFI [Main T4C Episode]
Tom Davidson is the CEO and co-founder of EVERFI a global educational technology company driving social change through education to address the most challenging issues affecting society ranging from financial wellness to prescription drug safety to workplace conduct to name a few. Founded in 2008, EVERFI is fueled by its Software-as-a-Service..
Career Path
Interview Highlights
“One of the things that we think are going to more and more be the table stakes of any career are some proficiency in coding and data science, analytics — having those core underpinnings as you begin your career is really helpful.”
Best Career Advice
“Stab in the heart and praise to the back.”
Career Challenge
“We went through that about a year and a half ago where I felt there was some calcification that had set in, we truly needed new thinking. We needed people to come in from the outside who had scaled organizations from 500 people to many thousands of people. And that’s a really uncomfortable time, it makes you challenge things, think differently.”
Skills
Entrepreneurship, Start-ups, Strategic Partnerships, Strategic Planning, Mergers & Acquisitions, Venture Capital, Social Media, Nonprofits, Business Development, Leadership, Fundraising, Public Speaking, Staff Development
Professional Interests
Bill Gates, Jean Chatzky, Julie Sweet, Bowdoin College, EVERFI, Fortt Media, Bowdoin College Alumni
