Margo Wright
Founder
Yenko

Margo Wright has over 20 years of experience in business strategy and product development, with a focus on college access and success.

She is the founder of Yenko, a predictive analytics software platform that helps college students stay on track academically and financially in order to increase college completion rates. It was born out of her frustration that only 41% of U.S. adults over the age of 25 have earned a post-secondary credential.

Yenko received the Grand Prize in the prestigious Milken Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition, in recognition of the company’s potential for impact in Higher Education. In 2020, Yenko was selected as a Rise Prize winner by Imaginable Futures and the Lumina Foundation, for its potential for impact in supporting the postsecondary success of student parents.

Margo previously served as Senior Manager for College Readiness and College Success at the Harlem Children’s Zone, overseeing seven programs and over 5000 students and as Executive Director of Bodanna, a nonprofit social enterprise and workforce development program. Margo is also a founding member of Innovation for Equity which focuses on leveling the playing field for black learners. Margo received a BA in Economics from Harvard University and holds an MBA from the Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business.