Ben Polansky

About

I’ve spent the past 15+ years building learning experiences and scaling organizations that help young people grow in confidence, leadership, and connection to the world around them. At Global Glimpse, I was part of the early team that helped scale the organization into an award-winning national non-profit serving more than 10,000 students and educators. Along the way, I helped steward over $20 million in scholarships to expand access to global learning, especially for students who historically haven’t had those opportunities. My work spanned partnerships, program design, impact strategy, risk management, fundraising, and building the operational systems and cross-sector relationships required for sustainable growth. Today, as COO of EdOdyssey, I focus on both program vision and organizational execution. I partner with high schools and universities to design place-based and global programs that support early belonging, real-world learning, and student success, while also leading the strategy, systems, and team development that allow those programs to scale with quality and integrity. At the end of the day, I care about building organizations that feel human. Programs where students

Experience

Education