Catherine Tierney serves as Head of Product and Program at OnYourMark.
OnYourMark is an early literacy tutoring initiative bringing individualized and science-based foundational skills reading instruction to K-2 students across the country through virtual high impact tutoring. OnYourMark believes in a world where all children are thriving readers.
Catherine serves as Head of Product and Program at OnYourMark. She brings 15 years of experience at the interface of instruction and technology to her role. She began her career as a high-dosage tutor at Match Education in Boston and learned firsthand the impact consistent tutoring can have on student outcomes.
After several years teaching middle school science at KIPP in Atlanta, she joined ThinkCERCA, an ed-tech start up focusing on teaching critical thinking and argumentative writing. Most recently, she was at Beyond12 where she helped scale the organization's college coach offerings by implementing AI and overseeing curriculum strategy for the mobile app. She is driven by the belief that technology can help scale impactful solutions and lead to a more just world.
Catherine holds a master's degree in education from Teachers College, Columbia University.
Originally from New York, Catherine now lives in the Bay Area with her wife and two kids. She spends as much time as possible outdoors except when she stays inside for extensive cooking projects.