Strategic Advisory

Clarity for leaders
navigating what's next.

Red Leaf provides strategic and operational advisory services to education institutions, companies serving education, and investors focused on the sector.

What We Do Get in Touch

We work with three
types of clients.

Whether you're leading an institution, building a company, or evaluating an investment — Red Leaf brings deep sector knowledge and executive-level perspective to the work that matters most.

01

Investors in Education

  • Understanding the higher education market
  • Due diligence & valuation support
  • Evaluating operating and service models
02

Companies Serving Education

  • Navigating the buying landscape across institutions
  • Developing context for solutions in higher ed
  • Aligning products and services to institutional needs
  • Building business models that create win-win relationships
  • Strategy development and growth planning
03

Higher Education Institutions

  • Digital Learning & Online Education Strategy
  • Academic Portfolio Growth & Rationalization
  • Market Opportunity & Geographic Expansion Analysis
  • Institutional Growth Strategy
  • Education Technology Strategy & Transformation
  • Strategic Vendor & Partnership Evaluation
  • Program Performance, Viability & Outcomes Assessment

How We Work

Three principles
guide everything we do.

Transparent

We say what we think. Our advice is direct, honest, and grounded in experience — not shaped by what's comfortable to hear.

Curious

We ask the questions others don't. Real insight starts with genuine curiosity about the problem before reaching for a solution.

Contributive

We measure success by what our clients achieve. We're invested in outcomes, not just deliverables.

Todd A. Hitchcock, President

Todd A. Hitchcock

President, Red Leaf

Todd Hitchcock is the President of Red Leaf, an advisory practice focused on strategic and operational challenges at the intersection of education, technology, and organizational leadership.

Todd has spent more than two decades in senior leadership roles across higher education, online learning, and workforce development. He served as Chief Operating Officer of Pearson Embanet, Senior Vice President at Pearson Learning Solutions, and led the Global Services division at Florida Virtual School — delivering online learning solutions to schools, districts, states, and countries worldwide.

He is an advocate for educational improvement through innovation and the democratization of access to learning.

Board & Advisory Roles

Todd has served on the Board of Directors for the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA), the Advisory Board of Ed Tech Times, and as an executive board member for the International Association for K–12 Online Learning (iNACOL). He welcomes conversations about future board and advisory opportunities.

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Let's start a
conversation.

Whether you're exploring an advisory engagement, a speaking invitation, or a board opportunity — we'd like to hear from you.

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