Michelle Culver | Founder

Michelle has led at the forefront of human flourishing for over two decades. She began as a 5th-grade teacher in Compton before shaping Teach For America's first national program, growing educator impact and diversity as the corps expanded tenfold. As EVP of Regional Operations, she led 14 regions, 300 staff, and a $68M budget, reaching over 200,000 students.

She later founded the Reinvention Lab, TFA’s R&D hub for rethinking education. Through this work she grew her conviction that students can only truly thrive when situated in meaningful community, which ultimately led to launching The Rithm Project.

She and her husband, a Salesforce futurist, explore possible futures where their daughters—and all young people—can flourish.