Hi, I’m Joseph. I help families access high quality K-12 education for free through my startup Odyssey.
Joseph Connor is a startup founder, attorney, and teacher. He is the CEO & founder of Odyssey, a company that helps families access funding for the K-12 education of their choice.
Joseph is a teacher and lawyer who loves helping great educators start schools. Joseph previously founded SchoolHouse, an at home micro school company, and helped them scale to over 50 schools in 9 states. He started his career as a teacher and school leader at KIPP and Rocketship Education. He has also worked as legal counsel for school organizations and companies, including Match Education, AltSchool, the Notre Dame Ace Academies and Primer. He has a passion for helping great teachers broaden their reach.
SchoolHouse
2019 - 2021
SchoolHouse is an at home micro school company that I co-founded in 2020. As the Chief Operating Officer, I was responsible for scaling our school network to 50 schools in 9 states. SchoolHouse employs 50+ teachers that collectively serve several hundred students. I also built the internal operations team to support our decentralized school network. As the co-founder, I also helped raise $8.1 million over two rounds to support our growth.
Faegre Drinker
2016 – 2020
As a legal associate, I provided advice and counsel to startups, school networks, and nonprofits. My clients included Match Education, AltSchool, the Notre Dame Ace Academies and Primer. I also filed an amicus brief in Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue, a landmark school choice case heard by the United States Supreme Court.
Notre Dame Law School
2013-2016
I attended law school for 3 years and continued to work as a legal consultant on school choice issues for the Alliance for Catholic Education and the Diocese of Fort Wayne and South Bend. I also worked as a Research Assistant to Professor Nicole Garnett on school choice issues.
Rocketship Education
2012 - 2013
I worked as a School Leader fellow to open a new charter school in the Bay Area and taught third grade in South San Jose.
KIPP Charter School
2010 - 2012
I taught and educated elementary and high school students from low-income communities. I served in a leadership capacity as part of the KIPP Teacher Leader Program.