Matt Miller

Co-Founder and CEO, Oko

Matt Miller was previously CTO and VP of Labs at Amplify Education and Head of Product at Flatiron School. He is an active consultant, advisor, and mentor in the education space and serves as Technology Advisor at XQ Institute. He also co-founded Stories Bookshop and Storytelling Lab, a retail and creative education space in Brooklyn, NY. Earlier in his career, Miller co-founded CounterStorm, an AI-based intrusion detection and prevention company later acquired by Raytheon. Miller holds BS and MS degrees in Computer Science from Columbia University.

Laurence Holt

Co-Founder, Oko

Laurence Holt is Entrepreneur in Residence at XQ Institute, and was previously Chief Product Officer of Amplify Education. Prior to that, Holt founded Quidnunc, a consulting firm with clients such as Apple, Sprint, the BBC, and Goldman Sachs. Previously a bond trader with Credit Suisse First Boston, Holt also created “multi-user calendar” software, which he later sold to Microsoft. Holt holds a First Class BSc(Eng) Hons in Computing Science from Imperial College London and a Masters in Neuroscience and Education from Columbia University.