Lorin Thomas-Tavel

Lorin Thomas-Tavel is an experienced executive currently serving as the Chief Executive Officer at BrainPOP since July 2025 and as the Managing Director of Virtual Schools at Pearson since March 2023. Previous roles include Managing Director of Boot Camps at 2U from March 2021 to September 2022, Chief Experience Officer at Kaplan from May 2020 to March 2021, and a long tenure at Kaplan Test Prep from April 2007 to May 2020, where Lorin held positions as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Administrative Officer. Additionally, Lorin served as Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Strategic Client Relationships at Ann Taylor, Inc. from March 2000 to June 2005. Lorin holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Baylor University.