Michelle Dervan

Michelle Dervan is the Founder of SkillsTrust, an enterprise dedicated to advancing innovations within the education technology sector. Prior to establishing this current venture, she served as a Partner on the investment team at Rethink Education, a prominent venture capital firm specializing in educational technology investments. During her tenure at the investment firm, Dervan executed strategic capital deployments and collaborated alongside notable financial industry figures, including co-investors Ebony Brown and Kenneth Griffin. Her professional career has been heavily concentrated on identifying, evaluating, and funding early-stage technology platforms that are designed to improve learning outcomes and modernize workforce development systems. Dervan currently leverages her extensive background in institutional venture capital to drive the strategic growth and operational development of SkillsTrust. Her primary focus remains centered on building scalable solutions and supporting transformative business models across the broader educational technology ecosystem.