CHARLOTTE, North Carolina/PRNewswire/ — Securly, Inc. (“Securly”), a leading provider of K-12 school safety and well-being solutions and a portfolio company of Golden Gate Capital, today announced that Tammy Mank Wincup has been named Chief Executive Officer, with immediate effect. Co-founder Bharath Madhusudan stepped down as CEO after 12 years of leadership.
Ms. Wincup is an experienced and highly successful leader with extensive experience in educational technology and a track record of accelerating growth and driving execution in SaaS companies. She has held several leadership positions at education and technology companies, including serving as Chief Operating Officer at EVERFI, a leading educational technology company, where she oversaw the development and implementation of EverFi's SaaS-based learning platforms in more than 20,000 K-12 schools and 1,000 universities. campus. Most recently, she served as a partner and investment committee member at Rethink Education, an impact venture fund focused on investing in global educational technology.
“Securly plays a critical role in ensuring the safety and well-being of students in a modern education system that is being transformed by technology, and we are delighted to welcome Tammy to help build on the company's strong momentum and scale. “said Matt Crump, a Managing Director at Golden Gate Capital. “Tammy’s customer-centric approach and impressive track record driving operational excellence and strategic growth in the edtech industry make her the ideal leader to take Securly to the next level. The Board is confident that Ms. Wincup will help Securly advance its position as a leading platform enabling student safety, well-being and engagement, and we look forward to working closely on the Company's next phase of growth.”
“Nothing is more important than ensuring our schools remain community spaces where every child is safe, supported and ready to learn,” Ms Wincup said. “I have long admired Securly and its use of innovative, cutting-edge technology to support this mission. Having spent my career leading impactful companies at the intersection of education, technology, and policy, I am thrilled to be working alongside the talented team at Securly on this next chapter. As a society, we ask a lot of our K-12 schools, and our job at Securly continues to be a true partner in helping keep children safe and well.”
“It has been a privilege to lead Securly for the past 12 years and I am so proud of the student safety movement we helped drive alongside our incredible K-12 team and partners,” said Mr. Madhusudan. “I am confident that Securly will continue its growth trajectory under Tammy's leadership and I am excited to see the company succeed in the years to come.”
“On behalf of the Board, I want to thank Bharath for his strong leadership,” added Mr. Crump. “Since Bharath co-founded Securly in 2012, Securly has pioneered the digital student safety movement, saving the lives of more than 2,200 students, and now serves more than 20,000 schools and 20 million students daily. “We deeply appreciate Bharath’s unwavering commitment to the safety and well-being of students and wish him all the best in his future endeavors.”
Tammy Mank Wincup Biography
Ms. Wincup is a senior executive with 28 years of experience leading education and technology companies and organizations. She joins Securly from Rethink Education, an impact venture fund from Rethink Capital Partners focused on investing in global education technology, and as a senior advisor at Get Well, a leading health and wellness technology company. Previously, Ms. Wincup was President of Revolution Foods, California's largest K-12 school meals provider, and Chief Operating Officer of EVERFI, a leading educational technology company that uses digital learning to teach financial literacy and financial topics. well-being in more than 20,000 K-12 schools.
Earlier in her career, Ms. Wincup held senior positions at the US State Department, where she helped develop and manage the Middle East Partnership Initiative, a $300 million fund focused on aid foreign policy for education in the Middle East. He serves on numerous boards, including the US Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning and Digital Response, and is a Pahara Fellow of the Aspen Institute. He earned a master's degree in public policy from the University of Maryland and a bachelor's degree in foreign affairs from the University of Virginia.
About Securly
For more than a decade, Securly has set the standard for student safety and well-being solutions in K-12 education, keeping 20 million students in 20,000 schools safe and ready to learn. Rooted in our commitment to making digital learning environments safe, we continually innovate to address emerging challenges. Securly provides educators, security teams, and IT staff with cutting-edge tools and actionable insights. By protecting students and optimizing school operations, we help foster better learning outcomes and create a safer, more efficient educational experience. Get more information at http://www.securly.com.
About Golden Gate Capital
Golden Gate Capital is a San Francisco-based private equity firm with approximately $20 billion in cumulative committed capital. With a long-term investment philosophy, Golden Gate Capital's principals have a long history of investing in a broad range of industries and transaction types, including privatizations, corporate divestitures and recapitalizations, as well as debt and public equity investments. For more information, visit www.goldengatecap.com.
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