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Connor Diemand-Yauman

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Cofounder and Co-CEO at Merit America
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Connor is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Merit America, a nonprofit focused on educational equity for low-wage workers. A Princeton graduate, he also lectures at the Stanford Graduate School of Business on leadership and humor. People who have worked with him often call him visionary, dynamic, and values-driven.

Outside of his primary professional roles, Connor enjoys boxing, cycling, and holds a yoga teaching certification from a school in India. He has a unique background that includes teaching in South Africa and Kenya, volunteering in San Franciscos county jail, and even competing on television shows like "The Amazing Race" and "American Idol".

He co-authored a published study demonstrating that changing the font of reading materials could significantly improve students learning outcomes.

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Current Role
Cofounder and Co-CEO
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
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Educational Equity
His career is dedicated to building organizations like Merit America that create pathways to skilled careers for workers without bachelor's degrees.
Leadership & Culture
He teaches a course at the Stanford Graduate School of Business about the intersection of leadership, levity, and organizational culture.
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Career

Work history

2-2019
Cofounder and Co-CEO
Merit America
10-2018
Lecturer
Stanford University Graduate School of Business
4-2016 - 4-2020
Founding Member, CAALD
McKinsey & Company
4-2016 - 3-2020
Cofounder
Philanthropy University
4-2016 - 3-2020
Cofounder and CEO
Philanthropy University
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Media appearances

Scaling Impact: Merit America's Success Story - Work Forces (featuring Connor Diemand-Yauman and Rebecca Taber Staehelin). Featured in Workforces.info
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Workforce Realigned Podcast, Episode 8: How Merit America is .... Featured in Social Finance
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Education
Bachelor's degree
Princeton University
2015 - 2016
HBX Core
Harvard Business School Online
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West Geauga High School
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