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The Founding Team

Built by Educators.
Scaled by Technologists.

The Bridge Academy team brings together decades of operational leadership, direct on-the-ground relationships in the Saudi educational sector, and enterprise-grade AI expertise.

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Fredric Cole

Chief Executive Officer

Fredric Cole

The Visionary Operator

Fredric brings 30+ years of international educational leadership to Bridge Academy. He led a landmark transformation of Saudi Ministry of Education programmes, building bridges between Western pedagogical excellence and local institutional realities. His on-the-ground experience across the Kingdom gives Bridge Academy an unmatched commercial and strategic edge.

As CEO, Fredric drives the company's Vision 2030 partnerships, government relations, and go-to-market strategy across the GCC — translating deep sector knowledge into scalable institutional contracts.

Saudi Ministry Vision 2030 GCC Strategy
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Stan Pressman

Chief Operating Officer

Stan Pressman

The Scaling Expert

Stan is a veteran operational leader with a track record of delivering complex digital transformations in the Gulf. Most notably, he led the digitization of Saudi Arabia's aviation English testing infrastructure — a large-scale programme requiring precision, stakeholder management, and technical delivery across multiple government entities. As COO, Stan oversees all operations, partner integrations, and delivery excellence at Bridge Academy.

Aviation Testing Digital Ops KSA Scale
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Dr. Mark Jack

Chief AI Consultant

Dr. Mark A. Jack

The AI Architect

Dr. Jack is a former university professor turned AI engineer who builds enterprise-grade Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems. His academic background in linguistics and applied AI gives Bridge Academy a unique advantage: curriculum intelligence grounded in both learning science and cutting-edge language model architecture. He architects the AI backbone that powers personalised learning at scale.

RAG Systems Applied AI EdTech AI

60+

Years Combined Exp.

15+

KSA Institutional Clients

3

Core Disciplines

100%

Vision 2030 Aligned

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