# Mentor Collective

> Mentor Collective sells mentorship software and program support to colleges, employers and workforce organizations. Its platform matches participants, prompts conversations, automates administration and reports student needs and outcomes, with a longstanding focus on belonging, retention and career readiness in higher education.

- **Founded:** 2014
- **Headquarters:** Boston, United States
- **Founders:** Jackson Boyar (Co-founder; founding CEO; appointed Executive Chairman in February 2024), James Lu Morrissey (Co-founder; former COO)
- **Products:** Mentorship Operating System, Conversation Sparks, Participant insights and early alerts, Program implementation and support, Roadtrip Nation career resources
- **Notable:** Company reported 83,000 mentorships created in 2021 and more than 50,000 mentors trained by January 2022., Company reported 700+ programs and 160+ institutional partnerships by January 2022., Four consecutive Inc. 5000 appearances through 2023, according to the February 2024 leadership announcement.

## Products & services

- **Mentorship Operating System** — Institutional mentorship platform combining participant matching, engagement automation, program configuration, integrations and outcome reporting. Supports structured one-to-one and flash mentoring.
- **Conversation Sparks** — AI-guided prompts tailored to matches to help participants initiate and sustain conversations; named among 2025 product investments.
- **Participant insights and early alerts** — Self-reported needs, cohort reporting, risk flags and surveys help staff identify support needs and measure belonging, career confidence and retention.
- **Program implementation and support** — Services for customization, launch, mentor training and ongoing program improvement.
- **Roadtrip Nation career resources** — Courses and career stories made available through participant dashboards under an impact partnership.

## Achievements

- Company reported 83,000 mentorships created in 2021 and more than 50,000 mentors trained by January 2022.
- Company reported 700+ programs and 160+ institutional partnerships by January 2022.
- Four consecutive Inc. 5000 appearances through 2023, according to the February 2024 leadership announcement.
- Selected to provide technology and support for APLU’s six-university MAPSS initiative.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Published a UW-Stout MentorLink account detailing earlier matching, automated mentor renewal, paid student leadership and technology-enabled scale.
- **2025-12** — Outlined a 2026 product roadmap centered on guided engagement; described 2025 investments in conversation prompts, privacy controls and career resources.
- **2025-07** — Announced an impact partnership with Roadtrip Nation.
- **2025-02** — Named the six MAPSS institutions: Northern Illinois, Stony Brook, Temple, UT San Antonio, Penn State Altoona and Prairie View A&M.

## Links

- Website: https://www.mentorcollective.org/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mentorcollective
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/mentorcollectiv
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@mentorcollective9124
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mentorcollective/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mentorcollective

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Last updated: 2026-10-04