Michael J. Connelly, Chief Executive Officer

Michael J. Connelly, Chief Executive Officer joined Mosaica Education in 1998 after an 11-year career as President and Managing General Partner of Lepercq Capital Management, a private investment firm. He is a former Executive Vice President of Foster Management Company, and a former law partner at Casey, Lane & Mittendorf.

From 1989 to 1997, Mr. Connelly was a member of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of Children’s Discovery Centers of America, where he first met Gene Eidelman, the co-founder of Mosaica Education. Mr. Connelly holds a Juris Doctor (JD) from the Columbia University School of Law, and a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from Michigan State University. He is a member of the Board of Visitors of Columbia University School of Law, Chairman of the National Council of Education Providers, President Emeritus of the Board of Dance Theater Workshop and of New York Venture Capital Forum, and a member of the Education Industry Association Leadership Board.

He is a recipient of the Encore Award as the Business Volunteer of the Year (2001) and the inaugural MOVE Award (2005) for his work with Dance Theater Workshop. He was named the AllWorld Network Entrepreneur of the year in 2011.