Anthony Fowler

I serve as the Head of People & Operations at a venture-backed healthtech startup, partnering closely with the executive team while remaining hands-on in execution. My work spans recruiting, onboarding, performance management, compensation, and day-to-day People Operations, alongside broader operational leadership across Finance and IT. I focus on building simple, scalable systems that support growth while keeping the employee experience thoughtful and human.

I partnered closely with the leadership team at Stages Learning during a period of growth and change, serving as the Head of People. I built and ran the People function end-to-end, owning hands-on recruiting, onboarding, performance management, compensation, compliance, and day-to-day employee support. In parallel, I supported a small number of similarly staged organizations with comparable needs, applying the same operating model and systems-focused approach to help teams scale thoughtfully.

I joined Teachers Pay Teachers (TPT) initially working in and eventually leading recruiting, partnering closely with leaders to support a growing, mission-driven team. Over time, my scope expanded as the company scaled, and I went on to lead the People function more broadly through a period of significant growth. As the company grew from ~70 to 350+ employees, I progressively built and scaled People systems, teams, and structures across recruiting, onboarding, performance management, compensation, compliance, and office operations. I also played a central role during the company’s acquisition by IXL Learning, leading People-related integration work including employee communications, retention planning, and the transition of systems and processes.

I began my career in education through Teach For America and went on to serve as a school leader at Republic Schools, where I was responsible for building and leading teams in a high-accountability environment. This experience shaped my approach to leadership, coaching, and performance management, and laid the foundation for my later work building People functions and supporting leaders as organizations scale.

Selected from 50,000 applicants to serve in a highly acclaimed and selective national service corps; serving in under-resourced urban regions to close the educational achievement gap.

University of Florida Hall of Fame Outstanding Student Leader Award President, Florida Cicerones 4-year producer and anchor WRUF AM-850 News and Sports Radio. Summer Orientation Leader Residence Hall Assistant