Alex Galvagni vs Neal Shenoy

Alex Galvagni

CEO of Age of Learning

BIO: Alex was named CEO in September 2023 after serving as Age of Learning’s Chief Product Officer. Throughout his 30+ year career in the tech sector, he has consistently demonstrated a remarkable ability to drive innovation and operational excellence. Prior to his tenure at Age of Learning, Alex held pivotal positions in the gaming and mobile industries. As head of Turbine, a pioneer in the MMO gaming space, he spearheaded the company’s successful expansion into the mobile gaming market. His career also includes leadership roles in mobile technology, including managing and selling a leading mobile video ad network, Transpera. His contributions further extended to Proxinet, where he had a critical role in developing one of the industry’s earliest full-featured mobile browsers. As one of Glu Mobile’s original employees, Alex was indispensable to the company’s rapid growth and successful IPO. Alex began his career at NASA’s Ames Research Center, where he engaged in innovative robotics and artificial intelligence research. He holds an MS in Computer Engineering from Santa Clara University.

Neal Shenoy

CEO of BEGiN

BIO: As Co-Founder and CEO of Begin, the parent company of HOMER, Neal manages our company’s purpose and vision, sets its strategy and execution plan, recruits talent and manages strategic relationships with investors and partners. Neal has built a team with deep industry expertise across organizations such as Nickelodeon, PBS Kids, Scholastic, Barnes & Noble, Pearson and Mattel. He has helped guide HOMER to be one of the largest, fastest growing and most promising platforms for early childhood literacy and language learning, earning recognition from the Aspen Institute, American Library Association, Education World and National Education Association. Neal is also a Co-Founder of Saavn, the largest streaming service for South Asian music in the world, and a Founding Partner at [212]MEDIA, which builds consumer media ventures in fragmented markets alongside major media companies. Prior to [212]MEDIA, Neal was Co-Founder and President of Simile, a contextual advertising platform in media and publishing. With a B.S.F.S. in International Relations from the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University Neal began his career as an Investment Banker in an upstart unit of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette that advised media & telecom companies. His favorite children’s book is Winnie the Pooh by A. A. Milne.