Andy Brenner

As Vice President of Strategic Engagements, at Schoolnet, Andy is responsible for establishing and maintaining client relationships with the school district's key decision makers including senior administration and staff (superintendents, board members, and the chiefs of various departments). Andy also maintains a global view of the region’s client relationships including knowledge of contracts and scope of services provided. In addition, Andy leads the over-all strategy aligned to district goals and objectives and works closely with the services functional team members who are performing technical implementations, relationship management, business consulting and professional learning training; as well as interacting with the sales team to help evaluate opportunities and assign client services team members to support sales efforts. Andy has been instrumental in working closely with Schoolnet partner districts such as The School District of Philadelphia, Atlanta Public Schools, Fulton County Schools, Virginia Beach City Public Schools, Pittsburgh Public Schools, District of Columbia Public Schools, and the New York City Department of Education, among others. Prior to joining Schoolnet, Andy, was the co-founder and managing partner if Iliad Interactive, a full services interactive advertising agency. At Iliad, Andy was responsible for developing and maintaining executive-level relationships as well as expanding sales opportunities within the existing client base. Andy built a leading project management and client services team and also managed projects from conception to implementation. Iliad was subsequently acquired by a full service advertising agency in Philadelphia. After graduating from the University of Pittsburgh with a B.S. in Political Science, Andy was a law clerk for two years while also obtaining his J.D. from Capital University School of Law. For the next six years, Andy sold litigation support solutions and consulting services to law firms.