Experienced leaders, backed by prominent and accomplished investors and advisors, all of whom share a passion for education, and the common belief in doing well by doing good.

Rich Trembowicz, Founder

Rich founded EdNets to address the needs of schools based on his experiences as a parent. Rich’s vision of better schools through technology was complimented by his deep experience having practiced law for over twenty years, representing health care systems, hospitals and large physician organizations, in complex insurance contracts, including risk contracting with insurance companies, and development of operational plans to implement the contracts with favorable results. Rich has a long history of involvement in the local community, and has served on PTOs and coached youth sports. For the last three years, he has served on the Manchester-Essex (MA) School Building Subcommittee, with a successful public referendum to build a new high/middle school for the district. Rich is a graduate of Harvard College, cum laude, Biology, and Boston University School of Law, cum laude.

Jim Daniell, CEO

Jim is a leading entrepreneur and angel investor in the Boston area. He joined EdNets in 2007 to help the company expand rapidly. His business background includes multiple CEO and executive roles in the high tech industry with an emphasis on scalable, internet businesses ranging from AT&T E-Commerce, OrderTrust (order processing and credit card loyalty systems), and clean energy. He has served on numerous boards of both private and public companies, has raised over $100M for his own companies, as well as managed M&A and investment transactions totaling over $1B. Jim serves as a board member of EdNets, GateRocket, and as a Trustee of both the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council and the Museum of Science. He is also a co-founder and member of CommonAngels. Jim is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University, where he earned a Doctorate in Electrical and Computer Engineering, and of the University of Connecticut, where he earned a joint Bachelor’s and Master’s in Computer Science and Engineering.

Gene Cornfield, Vice President of Marketing

Gene is a leader in innovative market strategies in both the communications and software industries. He has pioneered a number of go-to-market programs and best practices that have been adopted worldwide. Prior to joining EdNets in 2007, Gene held several senior and executive positions in firms such as Microsoft, Boston Strategy Group, BroadVoice, and PTel, LP. Gene has served as board member of CompTIA’s Software Services Group, the ASP Industry Consortium, the Business Development Institute, and the Andover Technology Group. Gene is also the founder of two non-profit organizations, the Marblehead 20|20 Foundation and Marblehead for Teens, where he currently serves as president. He holds a Bachelor’s in English from Syracuse University.