# Patrick Garayta

> Patrick Garayta is a Baltimore-area education-technology executive and the chief executive officer of Mentor Collective. His career has moved through Presidium Learning, Flat World Education, Blackboard, EVERFI, SignUpGenius, and Skillsoft, giving him more than two decades of experience selling and scaling technology-enabled services. At Mentor Collective, he is applying that commercial background to a human question: whether colleges can make useful relationships a dependable part of the student experience.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at Mentor Collective
- **Organizations:** Mentor Collective, Skillsoft, SignUpGenius, Blackboard, EVERFI, Flat World Education, Presidium Learning
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Arizona State University
- **Known for:** Built more than two decades of leadership experience across education technology, workforce learning, and software-enabled services., Led global go-to-market strategy and execution for Skillsoft's Global Knowledge business., Helped drive revenue growth and operational scale as Chief Revenue Officer of SignUpGenius.

## Career timeline

- **2003-2014** — Worked at Presidium Learning, later acquired by Blackboard, including as a senior account executive.
- **2014-2016** — Served as Senior Managing Director at Flat World Education.
- **2016-2018** — Served as a regional vice president at Blackboard.
- **2018-2020** — Held a sales and marketing vice president role at EVERFI.
- **2020-2021** — Returned to Blackboard in a vice president role.
- **2021-2024** — Served as Chief Revenue Officer at SignUpGenius.
- **2024-2026** — Served as Senior Vice President, Global Knowledge at Skillsoft, leading global go-to-market strategy and execution.
- **2026-present** — Appointed Chief Executive Officer of Mentor Collective.

## Achievements

- Built more than two decades of leadership experience across education technology, workforce learning, and software-enabled services.
- Led global go-to-market strategy and execution for Skillsoft's Global Knowledge business.
- Helped drive revenue growth and operational scale as Chief Revenue Officer of SignUpGenius.
- Selected in 2026 to lead Mentor Collective, a mentorship technology company serving more than 200 institutional partners.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Mentor Collective announced Patrick Garayta as chief executive officer.
- **2026-08** — Mentor Collective appeared on the Inc. 5000 for a seventh consecutive year, with Garayta listed as the company's leader.

## Links

- Website: https://mentorcollective.org
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pgarayta

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Last updated: 2026-09-27