# Joe English

> Joe English is the co-founder and CEO of Cartwheel, a school-based mental health company he launched in December 2022 to put licensed clinicians and a HIPAA-compliant platform inside K-12 districts. Cartwheel has grown into the largest K-12 mental health telehealth provider in the United States, reaching roughly 350 school districts across 15 states after nearly 300% year-over-year growth and raising a Series B that brought total funding to about $44 million. A Yale graduate and former student body president with an MBA from Harvard Business School, English previously founded the LGBTQ-inclusion nonprofit Hope in a Box and worked as a McKinsey consultant on K-12 education. He grew up on a farm in rural upstate New York, an experience that shaped his belief that schools are the natural front door for reaching kids and families.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and CEO at Cartwheel
- **Organizations:** Cartwheel, Hope in a Box, McKinsey & Company, Generation, Yale University
- **From:** Galway, New York, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts; elected student body president, Yale University, Master of Business Administration (MBA), Harvard Business School
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Cartwheel, the largest K-12 mental health telehealth provider in the United States, Scaled Cartwheel from 2 Massachusetts districts to roughly 350 school districts across 15 states, Raised approximately $44 million in total funding, including a $20M Series A and a later Series B

## Career timeline

- **2017** — Graduates from Yale University, where he served as elected student body president
- **2017** — Works as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company on K-12 education
- **2018** — Founds Hope in a Box, a nonprofit helping educators build LGBTQ-inclusive classrooms
- **2020** — Named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list (Education)
- **2022** — Co-founds Cartwheel and becomes CEO, launching school-based mental health services in December
- **2023** — Cartwheel raises a $20 million Series A to tackle the student mental health crisis
- **2025** — Cartwheel closes a Series B and becomes the largest K-12 mental health telehealth provider in the US after nearly 300% YoY growth

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Cartwheel, the largest K-12 mental health telehealth provider in the United States
- Scaled Cartwheel from 2 Massachusetts districts to roughly 350 school districts across 15 states
- Raised approximately $44 million in total funding, including a $20M Series A and a later Series B
- Founded Hope in a Box, growing it to support 700 schools and 100,000 students across all 50 states
- Named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list (Education, 2020)
- Recognized by Forbes as a Top Health Tech CEO to Watch (2025)
- Recipient of the Jefferson Award for Public Service
- Elected student body president at Yale University

## Latest updates

- **2025-08** — Cartwheel secured roughly $35M as part of a Series B round, reported at about $44M total, with participation from investors including Menlo Ventures, General Catalyst, Reach Capital, and others.
- **2025** — Cartwheel announced it had become the nation's largest K-12 mental health telehealth provider after nearly 300% year-over-year growth in new district partnerships, reaching about 350 districts across 15 states.

## Links

- Website: https://cartwheel.org
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-m-english

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