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About Lightspeed Systems®

Lightspeed Systems® is dedicated to helping schools optimize learning. We do this by delivering the visibility and controls that keep kids safe, networks secure, and budgets optimized—so everyone can focus on teaching & learning.

Our Commitment Starts with Our Leadership

Brian Thomas

Brian creates a unified mission to protect and serve all students — and guides all divisions within the company toward achieving it.

Kirk Orgeldinger

Kirk uses his decades of financial and operational experience in high-growth tech companies to drive Lightspeed’s continued growth and rapid scalability.

Amy Bennett

Craig Chanoff

Craig aligns the go-to-market functions, better positioning the company to serve customers and further differentiate in the edtech category.

Carson McMillan

Carson crafts a vision of Lightspeed Systems solutions that give schools what they need — and things they didn’t know they needed.

Chris Travis

Chris ensures that every purchase schools make is for the right solutions that will drive them toward their goals.

Rob Chambers

Rob makes sure from implementation through ongoing use, schools get the greatest, quickest results from our solutions.

Kevin Chiang

Kevin ensures every department remains data-driven and focused on the metrics that drive our growth and success.

Jamie Ryan

Jamie uses his operational, corporate development, and legal experience to ensure fantastic customer service and enable transformative growth.

Our Expertise & Passion Grow with Each Year

It all started in 1999…

With an idea to help schools make technology easier and safer.

Since our founding more than twenty-five years ago, Lightspeed Systems has served schools tens of thousands of schools to protect tens of millions of students.

But we don’t rest on our laurels. We keep innovating and adapting to the needs of schools, helping to solve the latest challenges.

We Make a Difference Beyond our Solutions

Our passion for schools and student well-being extends way beyond the software and services we provide.

Lightspeeders love to give back.

Whether it’s raising money for schools impacted by natural disasters, donating school supplies to local schools, or walking to raise awareness for suicide prevention—we give it our all.