The Pitch
Whetstone Education builds technology to drive teacher growth. Whetstone’s classroom observation platform is where schools capture, track, and analyze teacher data in order to personalize professional development with targeted feedback, resources, and goal-setting.
Libby Fischer
The Entrepreneur
Libby Fischer is the CEO of Whetstone Education. A graduate of St. Louis University, Libby taught Spanish in the Mississippi Delta with Teach For America before joining Revolution Foods, where she supported school partnerships to provide healthy lunches to students. After a few too many cold winters, Libby returned south to join Whetstone Education as Director of Growth. She moved into the role of CEO in the fall of 2014 and is thrilled to be partnering with the country’s foremost thought leaders on instructional development. She was recognized on Forbes 30 Under 30 list for Education in January 2016 and is a founding board member of Elan Academy Charter School in New Orleans.