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Scaling a summer program into a national org (QuestBridge's Ana Rowena Mallari) | Masters of Scale

About Ana

  • Co-founder & CEO of QuestBridge, a leader in college access for low-income students.
  • Built QuestBridge into a national platform partnered with 52 top colleges (as of 2024).
  • Helped match 30,000+ students to $5B+ in scholarships over QuestBridge's history.
  • Co-founded and served as VP of Content at Shmoop.com, a major educational platform.
  • Former management consultant at McKinsey & Co. and consulting scientist at EDF.

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In conversation with Masters of Scale host Reid Hoffman (and LinkedIn co-founder), QuestBridge CEO Ana Rowena Mallari recounts the organization’s 30-year scale journey, during which the program has fostered $5 billion in scholarships and helped 100,000 students. Co-founded by Mallari and Michael McCullough as a summer program at Stanford, QuestBridge now partners with more than 50 schools, transforming how colleges across the U.S. evaluate and admit their incoming classes.

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QuestBridge: Scaling college access
QuestBridge’s Ana Rowena Mallari
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