Chief Operating OfficerSpringboard Collaborative
Christina Houlahan serves as COO of Springboard Collaborative, a US based non-profit with the mission to close the reading achievement gap by 4th grade. Springboard does this by coaching teachers, training family members, and incentivizing student learning. Christina has spent much of her career growing and operating various businesses, both for-profit and non-profit. Highlights include serving as COO of AND1 Basketball for more than a decade and COO of the non-profit, B Lab. Additionally, over the span of her career, Christina was an officer in the US Air Force and an 11th grade chemistry teacher through Teach for America. She has a BS in Industrial Engineering from Stanford University and a Masters in Technology and Public Policy from MIT. Christina lives in Devon, PA, with her husband. She has two grown daughters.