About Us
Our Story
The Learning Agency was founded in 2017 by Ulrich Boser. The best-selling author of the book Learn Better, Boser has been working in the education technology field for more than 20 years. Today, the organization boasts a diverse group of educators, technologists, researchers, policy experts, and strategists across the globe ready to take on big problems.
As a leading organization in educational innovation, The Learning Agency specializes in advancing innovative, research-driven solutions—especially at the intersection of education and emerging technologies like AI.
Our team brings deep expertise in research, data analytics, and technology development, along with a sharp attention to detail and a strategic mindset. Alongside our partners, we use our skills to maximize impact through smart, scalable tools and programs.
Our Impact
The Learning Agency drives initiatives fostering the next wave of innovation in ed tech. In collaboration with our partners, we support research-driven projects that make a tangible impact on learners every day. These are just some of the projects we’re proud of.
- The Learning Engineering Virtual Institute: A program of Renaissance Philanthropy, the Learning Engineering Virtual Institute (LEVI) aims to create interventions that will double the rate of middle school math progress for low-income students. The Learning Agency serves as an operating partner of the program, which brings together a select group of grantees leveraging advanced computational methods to develop, scale, and implement AI-based tools that help low-income students succeed.
- The Tools Competition: Since 2020, The Learning Agency has run the world’s largest ed tech competition: the Tools Competition. As a program of Renaissance Philanthropy, the Tools Competition has named more than 150 winners from 44 countries. By 2027, winning tools will impact 131+ million learners from early childhood through adulthood.
- The Feedback Prize: Working together with academic partners from several institutions, The Learning Agency team developed one of the largest datasets in education – known as the Feedback Prize – as well as pioneered major new algorithms that have been picked up by organizations like Google.
Let’s Get to Work
