Michael Dodd

Michael Dodd is a consummate company builder, with more than 15 years of experience in the C-Suite leading public and privately-held global companies. He currently serves as a consultant to the CEO of a $40M+ educational tech accessory company, MaxCases. He is also an investor and advisor to numerous technology (hardware and software) and education companies. Michael has a distinct passion for building diversity and promoting minority, veteran, and disabled workers to greater opportunities within corporate America.

From 2008 to 2014, Michael served at LeapFrog, the world’s leading Ed-Tech company for products sold at retail and used in schools, as both President and Chief Operating Officer, conceiving and developing the company’s best-selling products and leading a turnaround that saw LeapFrog’s value skyrocket from $60 million to more than $850 million over six years. He served as LeapFrog’s de facto CIO during this time, leading all R&D and engineering functions as well as all software and content development for educational books, interactive games, and videos. Under his direction, LeapFrog was a publicly traded company on NYSE before being acquired by Vtech in June 2016.

Prior to his time at LeapFrog, Michael served as co-founder and COO of Executive Technology, a leading diversity-based IT reseller and service provider to Fortune 500 firms. Michael was crucial in growing the company from $14 million in first-year revenues to more than $50 million in revenue in its second fiscal year. Before this, Michael served multiple C-Suite roles at Targus, Juniper Networks, and Compaq, leading substantial sales initiatives and growth in each role. Michael is a graduate of Texas A&M University with a BBA in Marketing.