Making elite business education accessible to all
Section4 is here to equip curious, ambitious thinkers with the business know-how they need to excel. Founded in 2019 by serial entrepreneur and NYU Stern Professor Scott Galloway, Section4 received Series A funding in March 2021.
About us
Our mission
To make elite business education more accessible to all.
Our team
Educators, entrepreneurs, strategists, and creatives united by our mission to democratize business education.
Our faculty
Award-winning professors and thought leaders bringing real-world insights to a diverse group of learners.
Our team
FOUNDER
Scott Galloway
Scott is a Professor of Marketing at NYU Stern and the founder of Section4. He’s the author of the New York Times’ Best Sellers The Four and The Algebra of Happiness. He's the host of the Prof G Show and cohost of the Pivot podcast. In addition to founding Section4, he is also the professor for Section4's Business Strategy and Brand Strategy Sprints.
CEO
Greg Shove
Prior to Section4, Greg founded five companies resulting in three exits (two of which were over $100M—2Market to AOL, SocialChorus to Sumeru Equity Partners). He is a hybrid Canadian (believes in a level playing field), British (does not quit), and American (dreams of something better). He is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario and Stanford Graduate School of Business.
CFO
Karen Gardner
Karen brings both financial and operational experience that spans a diverse group of public and private high-growth companies. She has a successful track record of creating value for stakeholders, including raising rounds of VC financing and facilitating successful exits. Prior to Section 4 she was CFO of Pollfish and L2 (purchased by Gartner for $150M). She was also Head of Finance for Opensky (purchased by Alibaba).
HEAD OF STRATEGY & BUSINESS OPERATIONS
Taylor Malmsheimer
Taylor created Section4’s initial sprint and membership experiences and now works across teams to identify new opportunities to drive value for Section4 customers. Before Section4, Taylor led a client strategy team at business-intelligence firm L2, delivering strategic recommendations to senior leaders at brands like P&G, Unilever, and Nike. She is a proud graduate of Dartmouth College
Head of EDUCATION
Lindsey Mathews Padrino
Lindsey guides Section 4’s curriculum, faculty, and student-learning experience. Before joining Section4, she spent 10 years at McKinsey working in PE, Marketing, and Sales, and launched McKinsey’s Growth Academy. Having also spent years on K-12 education reform efforts, she’s a believer in the power of great educational experiences. She graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and Wharton.
HEAD OF GROWTH & MARKETING
Wendy Nguyen
Wendy oversees marketing and growth at Section4. Prior to Section4, Wendy spent 14 years in growth-stage startups building marketing and commercial functions. She's been a part of five exits worth $2B+ in market value. She's active in social justice (Stand with Asian Americans), politics (Vote By Mail 2020), health, and now education. She is proud graduate of University of California, Berkeley.
ENTERPRISE BUSINESS LEAD
Patrick Erker
Patrick has worked in ed tech across strategy, client services, and operations, serving diverse customers across Fortune 100 companies, higher ed, philanthropy, and other startups. A former teacher, consultant, and banker, he partners closely with Section4's enterprise team to drive impact and results. A Duke and HBS grad, he lives in San Francisco with his family.
HEAD OF PRODUCT
Edmundo Ortega
Ed has been developing products for nearly three decades. At various points in his career he has been a teacher, designer, coder, entrepreneur, and consultant for companies as big as Facebook and as small as, well, they’re gone now. Today he is focused on building thoughtfully crafted, best-in-class experiences that take a quantum step forward for online education.
HEAD OF PEOPLE
Mark Pan
Mark works across teams to ensure that Section4 is the most engaged, effective, and inclusive organization it can be. After teaching high school in Hong Kong and Malaysia on a Fulbright, he built both business strategy and HR systems early on at Newsela and Coursera. Mark graduated from the University of Pennsylvania.
HEAD OF STUDENT OPERATIONS
Craig Rashkow
Prior to joining Section4, Craig held a variety of roles over five years as part of the Senior Leadership Team at unicorn startup Sonder. He’s an avid learner with bachelor’s degrees in music (Vassar College) and engineering (Dartmouth College) and master degrees in engineering (Dartmouth College) and business (University of Chicago).
HEAD OF ENGINEERING
David Bows
David has spent his career creating software products, doing technical consulting, and engineering leadership and entrepreneurship. The constants through all his experience is a focus on the user and leveraging data to achieve tangible outcomes. He loves building great teams and shipping products that users adore. Prior to Section4 he was the VP of Engineering at Convene.
Our faculty
BUSINESS & BRAND STRATEGY SPRINTS
Scott Galloway
Bestselling NY Times author, serial entrepreneur, and NYU Stern Professor of Marketing, Scott Galloway is the founder of Section4. He teaches the Strategy Sprint and Brand Sprint.
PRODUCT STRATEGY SPRINT
Adam Alter
Also a bestselling NY Times author and award-winning NYU Stern Professor of Marketing, Adam Alter is an expert in human psychology and marketing, product, and business. He teaches the Product Strategy Sprint.
CUSTOMER-CENTERED INNOVATION SPRINT
Sara Beckman
Dr. Sara Beckman is Co-Director of the Management of Technology Program at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business where she also teaches manufacturing and operations management, manufacturing strategy and product design classes. She teaches our Customer-Centered Innovation Sprint.
DATA & ANALYTICS SPRINT
Tom Davenport
Tom Davenport is a pioneer in Data & Analytics and was named as one of Fortune’s top 50 business school professors. He is Professor of Information Technology and Management at Babson College and is the co-founder of the International Institute for Analytics. He teaches the Data & Analytics Sprint.
SCALING MARKETING SPRINT
Julie Channing
Julie Channing is a strategic, creative and analytical marketing leader with over 20 years of experience building and nurturing world-class brands. Prior to helping launch sustainable footwear and apparel brand Allbirds in 2016, she led marketing efforts at Google, Levi’s, and global agency AKQA.
PRODUCT EXPERIMENTATION SPRINT
Karan Girotra
Karan Girotra is an award-winning Professor of Operations, Technology and Information Management (OTIM) in the Johnson School and at Cornell Tech and was featured in Poets and Quants’ 40 under 40 best business professors lists. He teaches the Product Experimentation Sprint.
Keep in touch
Stay current
Get notified about our latest courses, livestreams and networking events.
