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The YouTube controls are fantastic, giving my teachers and students access to the educationally focused content they need for learning while keeping them safe on the platform.

Brian MerrillEducation Technology Analyst, Central Bucks School District

It was amazing to me how quickly—within one to two days of having conversations—that we were able to get this up and running (for over 100,000 students) and set up on multiple platforms.

Lightspeed Filter worked well yesterday. It helped a lot on our first day of eLearning. Thank you for providing a good product and great support.

Valerie PontiusSystems Engineer, Northwest Allen County Schools (IN)

We needed insight into where all these Chromebooks are going, what apps students are using, how long they are on them … All these things have become really important for us to analyze and make good decisions to ensure we are getting a return on investment for the software.

Jim FarmerChief Technology Officer, Fayette County Public Schools

It was amazing to me how quickly—within one to two days of having conversations—that we were able to get this up and running and set up on multiple platforms.

Dr. Tina BarriosAssistant Superintendent of Information Systems and Technology, Polk County Schools

Who we are

Lightspeed Systems® is dedicated to providing time-saving solutions and empowering districts to focus where it matters most—students and learning. Lightspeed provides one integrated platform of cloud-managed solutions: Security & Compliance, Safety & Wellness, and Engagement & Impact, purpose-built for school networks and devices. Lightspeed solutions are designed to surface insights and facilitate workflows needed to ensure a safe, secure, and compliant learning environment that works on any device, anywhere learning takes place.

As a committed partner in privacy and security for 25 years, Lightspeed ensures secure student data with technical and administrative safeguards in place. And with a keen understanding of the staff and resource shortages in primary education, Lightspeed has focused resources on client success to provide implementation guidance, support, and an easy procurement process. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Lightspeed serves more than 23 million students using 15 million devices in 31,000 schools throughout 42 countries.

Brian Thomas

President and CEO

Kirk Orgeldinger

CFO/COO

Craig Chanoff

CRO

Carson McMillan

CTO

Chris Travis

EVP, Sales

Amy Bennett

Chief of Staff

Rob Chambers

VP, Platform Strategy

Mike Durando

VP, Strategic Partnerships

Kevin Chiang

EVP, Finance

Jamie Ryan

Strategic Advisor

25 years of keeping students safe

Since 1999, Lightspeed Systems® has served schools and kept students safe online. Our mission in helping K-12 communities provide safe, secure, and equitable education—effortlessly—serves as our daily roadmap.