Charles “Chuck” Brodsky has more than 30 years of experience as a seasoned education entrepreneur and business professional. A graduate from the George Washington University with a degree in finance, he received his Juris Doctorate from The John Marshall Law School.
On graduation from law school he worked for Harcourt Brace Legal and Professional Publications’ BAR/BRI Bar Review division. There he quickly climbed into senior management becoming responsible for more than a dozen states and hundreds of sales reps. He became an expert in Personal Property, Administrative and Professional Responsibility law and taught thousands of law school graduates how to pass the bar exam. In pursuit of professional excellence he passed the bar exam in Illinois, Florida, Pennsylvania, Michigan, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Colorado, and Massachusetts.
He next joined Blackboard Inc. (Formerly NASDAQ: BBBB) in late 1999 as an early stage employee At the time a privately held company he quickly climbed the ranks to VP of Sales for K-12, Corporate and Government units which now account for more than $75m in yearly sales. Chuck raises funds for the company and was instrumental to taking it public in 2004. Providence Equity then purchased blackboard for $1.7b.
In 2005 Mr. Brodsky left Blackboard to pursue his passion for endurance sports and founded Washington Sports and Event Management LLC. As founder of The Nation’s Triathlon and the Washington, DC triathlon he brought endurance athletics to more than 30,000 athletes. In 2007 he founded Achieve Kids Tri Inc. a 501c(3) in Washington, DC to teach healthy lifestyle, eating and exercise to kids in economically disadvantaged areas. He grew that program to the largest USAT sanctioned kids triathlon program in the country. In 2009 the Guinness Book of World Records certified The Nation’s Triathlon as the largest in North America. In 2010 Chuck sold this business to Falconhead Capital’s Competitor Group.
In 2012 Chuck joined Modernizing Medicine as Executive Vice President and head of Business Development. There he built the foundation for the company’s explosive growth in the transaction of data between the platform and its ecosystem of business partners. The business development group at Modernizing Medicine generates tens of millions of dollars per year in revenue for the company.
In 2013 Chuck left Modernizing Medicine to become a founder of Full Measure Education Inc. a Washington, DC based education technology company building next generation technology that keeps students from dropping out of college. Full Measure Education launched a disruptive wave of innovation in the higher education industry unlocking the massive, and highly valuable, data stored in data systems providing higher ROI for institutions and higher levels of engagement for students.
In 2018 Chuck left Full Measure Education to become Chief Operating Officer of Jeffrey Scott Concierge, full time staffing company based in Washington, DC. JSC staff provided more than 120,000 hours of customer service to residents on a 24-hour basis across the DMV. As Chief Operating Officer I was responsible for growing the company and preparing it for sale. The company was successfully sold in 2019.
In 2019 Chuck and his wife Michelle turned their passion for food and sustainability into creating the Park View Farmers Market. The mission of Park View Farmers Market is to connect local farmers, growers and producers to local consumers in the Park View and surrounding neighborhoods. Park View Farmers Market will feature the largest meat and seafood counter in Northwest DC and will grow to more than 30 vendors who represent some of the best farmers, growers and producers in the region.
In 2020 Chuck founded SurfaceGuard. Based in Washington, DC SurfaceGuard is a leading biorisk management firm based in Washington, DC. Using advanced services and cutting edge technology SurfaceGuard helps its clients prevent healthcare associated infections, guard against the pooling and transmission of microbes, bacteria and other harmful bio hazards. SurfaceGuard creates an interactive map of its client facilities that both guides treatment services and provides healthcare organizations with unprecedented visualized IPC safety data.