Andrew Ko is the Founder of Kovexa an advisory company assisting education institutions modernize education by accelerating technology companies that create pathways for high-tech skills and drive the use of advanced machine learning improve education. He is also a partner at a venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley.

Prior to his companies, Andrew was the Managing Director at Amazon Web Services for Global Education and Workforce where he was responsible for education business growing double digital annually while creating new programs for upskilling and creating new incubation sites in over 30 countries. These initiatives created innovative solutions with cloud-based solutions for EdTechs, Higher Education Institutions, and K-12 systems improving student outcomes and enabling the workforce.

Prior to joining Amazon, Andrew was the Corporate Vice President of Samsung Global Education, based in South Korea, where he launched mobile learning solutions for Education in Croatia, India, Italy and the U.S.

Andrew was also General Manager for Microsoft Corporation’s U.S. Education business where he led efforts implementing cloud solutions across the U.S., creating the Microsoft Innovative Educator Program, and leading the White House ConnectED initiative that enabled a billion-dollar technology investment towards the U.S. education system and was recognized during President Obama’s State of the Union.

In January 2014, Governor Terry McAuliffe appointed Andrew as a member of the Virginia State Board of Education and in 2016, he was appointed to the Virginia’s School Readiness Committee for improving the early childhood education workforce in the Commonwealth. In 2018, Governor Ralph Northam appointed Andrew to the Online Virginia Network Authority for the purpose of providing a means for individuals to earn degrees and postsecondary education credentials to online degree and credential programs.

Currently, Andrew serves on several appointed boards including Virginia’s Innovation Partnership Authority and the Northern Virginia Community Foundation board.