Our Team

The Newbridge Innovations team has been working on the learning “How to Think” revolution for 14+ years.

This is not a reaction.

We assembled a dedicated, highly sophisticated, cross-functional team of educators, entrepreneurs, and business leaders who are unconditionally committed to leading the learning paradigm shift.

We saw this change coming. We know how to connect the dots to see around corners and predict “what’s next” … and now we are ready to transform learning so that others can do the same.

Our Leadership Team


CEO & Co-Founder

Entrepreneur; Innovation, Technology & Analytics Leader; Applied Research Practitioner

Nigel Istvanffy


President & Co-Founder

Independent School Executive; Renowned Applied Research Practitioner

Peter Istvanffy


COO & Co-Founder

Investment Banker, Business Owner, Entrepreneur; Finance & Operations Expert

Kyle Richter


President, Post-Secondary Initiatives

Consultant, Academic, Researcher; Post-Secondary Innovations Expert

Dr. Rick Colbourne


Newbridge Innovations, Board Director

Non-Profit Executive; Renowned Fund Development Leader

Erin Barton


Newbridge Innovations, Board Director

Professor Emeritus, Chair of Applied Psychology (RET); Renowned Education Researcher

Dr. Jac Andrews