# Ronald Fortune

> Ronald Fortune, also known professionally as Ron Fortune, is an educator and education technology executive who co-founded Education.com and served as its founding CEO. A former secondary teacher and school administrator, he previously led Computer Curriculum Corporation and founded Edumetrics Learning. His public record includes 1991 congressional testimony on computer-based instruction, nonprofit leadership, and a listed role on Edthena’s Education Advisory Board.

- **Role:** Education Advisory Board member at Edthena (listed on its current About page)
- **Organizations:** Education.com, Computer Curriculum Corporation, Edumetrics Learning, Edthena, Equal Opportunity Schools, Level Playing Field Institute
- **Education:** B.A., University of California, Berkeley, M.B.A., University of California, Berkeley, Ph.D. in Education, University of California, Berkeley
- **Known for:** Co-founded Education.com and served as its founding CEO from 2006 to 2012., Led Computer Curriculum Corporation for ten years, according to his public biography., Testified to Congress about educational technology in 1991.

## Career timeline

- **—** — Worked as a secondary classroom teacher and school administrator before his education technology leadership roles.
- **1991** — As president of Computer Curriculum Corporation, testified before the House Subcommittee on Technology and Competitiveness on June 18 about computer-based instruction and arranged technology demonstrations.
- **1994** — Elected to a two-year term on the Software Publishers Association board.
- **1995** — Published an editorial on evaluating educational software while president and CEO of Computer Curriculum Corporation.
- **—** — Founded and led Edumetrics Learning, which partnered with Stanford’s EPGY program.
- **2006** — Co-founded Education.com and began serving as its founding CEO.
- **2007** — Led Education.com at its June 21 public launch.
- **2008** — Education.com introduced SchoolFinder at DEMO 08.
- **2011** — Served as an education venture competition judge at Penn; Education.com reported more than five million monthly unique visitors that October.
- **2012** — Ended his Education.com CEO tenure; subsequently identified as chairman and later former chairman.
- **2013** — Listed as chief operating officer of Level Playing Field Institute in its fiscal-year tax data.
- **2018** — Listed as secretary/treasurer in Equal Opportunity Schools’ Form 990.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Education.com and served as its founding CEO from 2006 to 2012.
- Led Computer Curriculum Corporation for ten years, according to his public biography.
- Testified to Congress about educational technology in 1991.
- Education.com reported more than five million monthly unique visitors during his CEO tenure in October 2011.
- Served on the Software Publishers Association board and is listed on Edthena’s Education Advisory Board.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ron-fortune-7854942

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