Aligning edtech strategy with the reality of education purchasing.

I'm Matt Gambino. I’ve spent over 25 years bridging enterprise technology, classroom instruction, and public school governance. As a corporate executive and edtech leader, I’ve built the go-to-market strategies that scale companies and drive sustainable institutional growth.

But my perspective wasn't formed only in corporate boardrooms. For years, I taught in the classroom as a college faculty member, and I continue to serve in public education governance as a School Committee Chair and regional board member.

While my weekdays were spent directing corporate strategy, my weekends and evenings were spent with the very educators, superintendents, and communities those strategies impacted. This three-dimensional perspective showed me exactly where corporate-speak and feature-heavy pitches fall flat—because they fail to respect the complex realities of instructional delivery and public-sector fiduciary stewardship.

I founded Propel to bridge that gap. I help organizations synthesize the craft of teaching and the discipline of public governance with the rigor of commercial leadership. By teaching your team how to stop selling at educators and start helping them buy, we build high-trust partnerships that win institutional support and deliver lasting educational impact.