College Coach’s Management Team
Mary Lou
Burke-Afonso
Mary Lou Burke-Afonso, Division Head
As Division Head of College Coach, at Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Ms. Afonso oversees all aspects of the company, including education, employee experience, finance, and client relations. During her 12 years at Bright Horizons, Ms. Afonso has built an extensive knowledge-base in all areas of business. As Senior Vice President of Client Relations, she works with large and multi-site clients to expand, develop, and customize child care business strategies for their organizations as well as oversee the transition and acquisition of child care centers to be managed by Bright Horizons. Ms. Afonso has also served as Division Vice President, Senior Vice President of Business Operations and Controller. Prior to joining Bright Horizons, she served as the French controller for BOSE Corporation and controller of their retail division in the U.S. Mary Lou also worked on the audit staff at Price Waterhouse LLP in Boston from 1986-1989. Ms. Afonso received her BS in accounting from Boston College and is a CPA.
Stephen Kramer
Stephen Kramer, Co-founder
Mr. Kramer is considered a thought-leader in the field of education with particular expertise in grades K-12 and the transition to college. Prior to co-founding College Coach, he initiated and led the education practice at Fidelity Ventures, the venture capital arm of Fidelity Investments. While at Fidelity Ventures, he invested in and consulted to a number of education service companies. Prior to his experience at Fidelity, Mr. Kramer was a consultant with Arthur D. Little, where he directed high growth organizations in the areas of strategy and operations. Mr. Kramer studied at the London School of Economics and graduated with highest distinction from Babson College and the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration.
Bright Horizons Management Team
