Carla E. Small is CEO of EarlyBird Education, a tech platform providing next generation assessment and support to optimize the early stages of learning. Carla led the Digital Health Accelerator at Boston Children’s while the idea was in incubation, and recently left her role to launch EarlyBird. She says, “With a 20-minute game we can predict which children will struggle with reading – even before they learn to read – and intervene when their brains are optimized for learning. EarlyBird will transform their lives.”
As Executive Director of Innovation at Boston Children’s, Carla designed and oversaw the accelerator responsible for partnerships with large companies like Amazon and GE, as well as startup and new technology incubation – spinning out five companies with portfolio venture funding totaling over $200 million. Prior to joining Boston Children’s, Carla founded Strategia Solutions, and before that was at strategy consulting firm Health Advances, consulting to medical device, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, diagnostic and direct-service health care providers. She also served on the Consumer Marketing Advisory Board for Medtronic Diabetes. Carla serves on the School Board of the Codman Academy Public Charter School, and has served on the advisory boards of Edwards Life Sciences and Medtronic Diabetes. She received her MBA from Harvard Business School and her Bachelor’s from Dartmouth College.