Alvin Crawford has been a thought leader, strategist and innovator in the education space. He has spent over twenty years in venture related companies within K12. Over the last 23 years, Crawford has led teams that have sold over $750 million in urban district or state business.
Alvin is Chief Revenue Officer of Concentric Educational Solutions, a provider of home visits to address chronic absenteeism, coaching, mentoring and tutoring of students within urban school districts. He was previously CEO of Advance Education, a company he founded in April 2023 to database available instructional supports including after- and summer-school opportunities and provide parents with a growth plan for their child based upon their strengths, needs and interests. ConcentricEd acquired the Advance Educaton.
Prior, Alvin spent 3 years as Chief Revenue Officer of Revolution Foods, where he led a team that has significant growth, customer retention and profitability, including over $100 million in new product sales during the pandemic.
In his previous education roles, Alvin has been a trailblazer, serving as GM of PCG’s Education practice, CEO of Knowledge Delivery Systems where he transformed innovative professional learning solutions, and at SchoolNet, one of the fastest growing and valued companies in the K12 edtech space.
Prior to SchoolNet, Mr. Crawford served in strategy with several leading Internet agencies in New York and Boston (Digitas, Ogilvy & Mather and Zentropy Partners) in developing and implementing Internet strategies for large corporations, including Kodak, IBM, AIG, American Movie Classics and Express Scripts. He has strong education, entrepreneurship, sales, marketing, internet strategy and management skills to lead PCG Education’s growth.
On a personal level, Mr. Crawford serves on the Board of New York Junior Tennis and Learning (NYJTL) in NYC. Crawford is an avid tennis play and jazz saxophonist. He spends his private time with his wife and three daughters in NYC.
Mr. Crawford earned an MBA in Organizational Studies and Marketing and a Certificate in Leadership for Change from Boston College’s Wallace E. Carroll Graduate School of Management. He also earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts.
