# Tom Davidson

> Tom Davidson is the co-founder and former CEO of Everfi and the founder and CEO of Holt Street. A former three-term Maine legislator and venture capitalist, he built an education business around privately sponsored digital learning, leading it to a roughly $750 million acquisition by Blackbaud. His later work in Montgomery, Alabama, reflects a longstanding interest in civil rights history.

- **Role:** Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Holt Street, Inc.
- **Organizations:** Holt Street, Everfi, Blackbaud, Village Ventures, Maine House of Representatives, LendingTree, DC Public Education Fund (former board member)
- **Education:** B.A., Government and African-American/Black Studies, Bowdoin College
- **Known for:** Co-founded Everfi in 2008 and led it to an acquisition by Blackbaud for approximately $750 million., Everfi had reached more than 45 million learners globally at its January 2022 acquisition announcement., Everfi raised a $190 million financing round in 2017, led by The Rise Fund and TPG Growth.

## Career timeline

- **1994** — Graduated from Bowdoin College and won election to the Maine House of Representatives.
- **1994-2000** — Served three terms in the Maine House; chaired the Utilities and Energy Committee and worked to connect schools and libraries.
- **2007-2009** — Venture capitalist at Village Ventures, according to LendingTree’s 2026 proxy.
- **2008** — Co-founded Everfi with fellow Bowdoin alumni Jon Chapman and Ray Martinez.
- **2013** — Received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Greater Washington award.
- **2017** — Everfi raised $190 million; Davidson joined LendingTree’s board.
- **2021-12** — Blackbaud acquired Everfi for approximately $750 million; announcement followed January 3, 2022.
- **2024-09** — Ended tenure as Blackbaud executive vice president and Everfi president.
- **2024-12** — Blackbaud sold Everfi for nominal consideration to an unaffiliated private investment firm.
- **2026** — LendingTree’s proxy identifies Davidson as founder and CEO of Holt Street.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Everfi in 2008 and led it to an acquisition by Blackbaud for approximately $750 million.
- Everfi had reached more than 45 million learners globally at its January 2022 acquisition announcement.
- Everfi raised a $190 million financing round in 2017, led by The Rise Fund and TPG Growth.
- Won the 2013 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award for Greater Washington.
- Served three elected terms in the Maine House of Representatives.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — LendingTree’s 2026 proxy lists Davidson as founder and CEO of Holt Street and dates the end of his Blackbaud/Everfi executive tenure to September 2024.
- **2025-12** — Steven Galanis publicly described attending a Holt Street residency with Davidson’s team in Montgomery around the 70th anniversary of Rosa Parks’s arrest.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomdavidsondc
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/tommydavidson

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Last updated: 2026-10-27