Jonathan Grayer
American businessman (born 1964)
Jonathan Grayer is the founder and CEO of Imagine Learning, an education company that provides curriculum and learning solutions to more than 18 million students annually in over half of U.S. school districts. Under Grayer’s leadership, the company has grown into one of the nation’s largest providers of curriculum, assessment, intervention, courseware, and instructional services for pre-K–12 schools.2
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Born Dec 17, 1964.1
About
Grayer founded the company in January 2010 as a partnership with Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR). In January 2018, the company announced a new strategic partnership with Silver Lake Partners. Grayer previously served as the chairman and CEO of Kaplan, Inc., a global education company and test prep provider that has been owned by Graham Holdings Company (formerly the Washington Post Company) since 1984. Grayer, named CEO in 1994, grew Kaplan's revenues from $80 million to $2.3 billion by the time he retired from the company in 2008.
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Companies
Early life and education
- Date not recordedHarvard College3
- Date not recordedHarvard University3
- Date not recordedHarvard Business School3
Jonathan was born on December 17, 1964 in Brooklyn, NY. He is the eldest son of Fern and David Grayer. His father, a gastroenterologist, was a medical intern at the time. His mother went on to become a therapist and college administrator. Jonathan grew up in Westport, CT where he attended Staples High School, playing basketball and tennis there. He went on to Harvard where he graduated magna cum laude with an A.B. in History from Harvard College in 1986 and earned an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
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Career
Occupation: business executive.5
Other investments
In February 2018, Weld North sold its investment in Performance Matters, a Utah-based K-12 data analytics company, to PeopleAdmin, a Vista Equity Partners portfolio company.
In November 2018, Weld North sold The Learning House, a Kentucky-based service provider to over 100 higher education institutions, to John Wiley & Sons.
In January 2016, Weld North acquired a controlling interest in Boston-based learning analytics company Intellify Learning.
Grayer is a frequent speaker on education reform, investing, and innovation. Grayer was named EdTech GOAT by GSV in 2025.
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Personal life
Jonathan is a resident of Hillsboro Beach, FL, where his partner, Dawn Baker Miller, is the mayor. He has four children — two daughters and two sons. Dawn has a daughter and son.
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Philanthropy
Grayer Family Foundation
In 2019, Grayer launched The Grayer Family Foundation to target three areas of need: to provide financial support for cancer care and research, to increase access to higher education for under-resourced students, and to create more nutritional options for underprivileged kids before and after school.
Imagine Learning Foundation
In 2021, Grayer launched the Imagine Learning Foundation, created with one principal goal: to foster the well-being of learners and the people who support them at home and in their communities. Imagine Learning Foundation funds a variety of grants to mission-aligned national nonprofit organizations that support initiatives to foster the well-being of youth, families, and educators with an emphasis on accelerating student achievement.
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Links
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- 1WikidataJonathan Grayer on Wikidata
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- 8WikidataEdgenuity, Founder
- 9Wikimedia CommonsJonathan Grayer photo by Krb2182, Public domain