Sarika Simpson is the Chief of Growth & Partnerships at City Teaching Alliance, with over 18 years of professional experience in K-12 education, district leadership, and the EdTech sector. Her career includes experience as a classroom teacher, school leader in Plano ISD, district leader, and senior EdTech executive, where she helped transform organizations, launched services that generated more than $10 million in revenue, and built systems that drive instructional improvement at scale. She is a first-generation college graduate and a doctoral candidate in Educational Leadership. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Bachelors of Arts with a degree in History and a Master of Science in Educational Leadership and Administration from Cardinal Stritch University.