About the Launchpad Rankings
The Launchpad Rankings are developed by academic, business, technology, and health leaders dedicated to improving college choice decision-making through a transparent, student-focused ranking system.
Our Goal
Empower families with meaningful information, ensuring students select universities invested in student development and suggest and not just in enhancing their own reputations.
Our Mission
Ensure that students and families have the information they need to select universities that will provide the best possible education, leading to happy, successful careers, and ensuring optimal return on investment.
The Launchpad Rankings Steering Committee
The work of the Launchpad Rankings team is overseen by a steering committee of educationalists and industry leaders.
- Sheila Bauer, CEO of Access USA, the leading program connecting universities and colleges in the United States with top high schools and students in India and providing students with optimal pathways to and through college career.
- John Chuo, Associate Professor at University of Pennsylvania and Medical Director at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
- Manoj Kutty, CEO of GreenLight Credentials, a blockchain-based platform allowing students to securely manage and share lifelong academic records.
- Tigran Sloyan, CEO of CodeSignal, a skills assessment platform launched in 2015 to revolutionize technical hiring by focusing on measurable abilities over traditional resumes. A Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduate, he previously worked in technology management at Google.
- Raymond Ravaglia, Dean and Director of Stanford University Pre-Collegeiate Studies (retd.); Founder of Stanford Online High School and Dwight Global Online School, a pioneer in pre-collegiate education.