Shaping the Future of Learning & Work.
Strategic advisory and board leadership for investors and operators building what's ahead.
The Track Record Behind the Advice.
25
Years of experience in the industry.
16
Years as a CEO.
3X
exited CEO/
Board Member
craig pines
"The CEOs who mentored me had decades in the seat. They didn't give me answers - they gave me the clarity to find my own. Twenty-five years on, that's the work I do for the leaders shaping what comes next."
About CP Global Advisors.
CP Global Advisors provides strategic advisory services and operational guidance to investors and operating companies shaping the future of learning and work.
The firm is founded and led by Craig Pines, a seasoned executive with over 25 years of leadership in education technology and services, and a proven track record as a CEO, investor, advisor, and board member.
Broad Global Network
Through CP Global Advisors, Craig leverages a broad global network of EdTech founders and executives to provide incisive strategic guidance for complex market dynamics. Leveraging deep insights and strategic connections, CP Global Advisors helps clients identify high-potential opportunities, build enduring value, and scale companies.
Track Record of Value Creation
His experience further includes leading successful acquisitions and exits, building and scaling high-performing teams, evaluating market segments, and advising on capital raising strategies.
With a strong understanding of the investment lifecycle from both an operator and investor perspective, Craig is uniquely positioned to assist companies and investors in maximizing value while advancing the future of learning and work.
Extensive Industry Experience
Craig has spent 25 years in education technology and services, including 16 years as CEO of Deltak and Amerigo Education. He led teams that built and scaled high-growth companies in online education services and K-12 international student mobility.
As an advisor, board member and limited partner, he has invested, sourced deals, assisted with due diligence, advised institutional investors and mentored CEOs at companies including FourthRev, RedShelf and ReUp Education.
Ways We Engage.
Strategic guidance for operators and investors shaping the future of learning and work.
Strategic Advisory for the Future of Learning & Work.
CEO Mentorship & Executive Guidance
Hands-on guidance for CEOs including leadership development, navigating organisational challenges, and strategies for attracting and retaining top EdTech talent.
Advisory on investor and board relations, drawing on experience as a founder, operating executive, investor, and independent board member.
Strategic Growth & Transformation
Market analysis, competitive positioning, strategic planning for scale, and identifying new growth avenues - including those driven by AI.
Additional Areas of Expertise
- Capital raising strategy and investor access
- Go-to-market strategy (B2B, B2C, B2B2C)
- Building and developing winning teams
- Global expansion
- M&A integration planning and execution
Industry Network
CP Global Advisors draws on an extensive network of industry founders, entrepreneurs, executives, and functional experts to identify opportunities, provide deep insights, and build enduring value.
For operating companies seeking to raise capital, CP Global Advisors provides access to a broad network of EdTech investors across seed stage, growth equity, and buyout.
Proven Operator Experience to Unlock Value
Investment Thesis Development
Partner to identify and refine investable themes in the rapidly evolving AI-EdTech and workforce landscape, with a focus on AI's transformative potential for $1B+ opportunities.
Due Diligence
Support growth and buy-out funds in evaluating prospective investments and acquisitions.
Sector and sub-sector research and analysis, leveraging 20+ years of operating and investing experience plus a vast network to validate market opportunity, competitive landscape, and growth prospects.
Operating Partner / Board Member
Serve as a deal-specific advisor, operating partner, or independent director for portfolio companies, and provide CEO mentorship and strategic stewardship, drawing on diverse perspectives as an operating executive, angel investor, and LP.
Target Company Sourcing
Leverage an extensive network of relationships (entrepreneurs, industry executives, investors, consultants, M&A advisors), and maintain a current and growing knowledge base of emerging and established operating companies across EdTech and Services.
Real Clients, Real Results.
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