Leadership Team
Brian Thomas
President and CEO
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
CFO/COO
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.
Craig Chanoff
CRO
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
CTO
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
EVP, Sales
Chris Travis
Chris ensures that every purchase schools make is for the right solutions that will drive them toward their goals.
Amy Bennett
Chief of Staff
Amy Bennett
Rob Chambers
VP, Platform Strategy
Rob Chambers
Rob makes sure from implementation through ongoing use, schools get the greatest, quickest results from our solutions.
Mike Durando
VP, Strategic Partnerships
Mike Durando
Mike drives the industry relationships that make it easy to buy our solutions with your devices or through your favorite partner.
Kevin Chiang
EVP, Finance
Kevin Chiang
Kevin ensures every department remains data-driven and focused on the metrics that drive our growth and success.
Jamie Ryan
Strategic Advisor
Jamie Ryan
Jamie Ryan serves as a strategic advisor to the business.