Colton Calandrella

Colton Calandrella has a diverse work experience. In 2021, they became the Co-Founder & CEO of Barti. From 2019 to 2021, they were an Associate Consultant at Bain & Company, where they founded a knowledge management venture based on machine learning, developed a prototype, won investment from Baincubator to scale the product, and was selected as one of three intrepreneurs for 2021. From 2017 to 2019, they were a Special Education & Math Teacher at Intrinsic Schools, where they consistently exceeded the school, city, and state student math benchmark scores. From 2016 to 2017, they were the Co-Founder & CEO of CheckTheQ, a software company that tracks wait times at airports and other venues in real-time. In 2015, they were a Peer Mentor at the Washington University Writing Center and a Strategy Intern at Cultivation Capital, where they implemented new software that streamlined data management and conducted due diligence on potential investments. In 2016, they were an Associate Consultant Intern at Bain & Company.

Colton Calandrella attended Washington University in St. Louis from 2013 to 2017, where they earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) with a focus in Economics & Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Latin American Studies. Colton then attended Relay Graduate School of Education from 2017 to 2019, where they earned a Master of Arts in Teaching with a specialization in Special Education and Secondary Education and Teaching.