John Linton Joins Edmentum as Chief Revenue Officer

Accomplished SaaS revenue leader will head up Edmentum's global sales organization

BLOOMINGTON, Minn., April 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Edmentum, the leading provider of K-12 digital curriculum, assessments, and learning interventions that serve six million students nationwide, today announced the addition of John Linton to its Executive Leadership Team as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). In this critical role, John will lead Edmentum's continued global growth efforts and ensure operational excellence in sales and revenue operations.

"Upon meeting John, I quickly understood he was the right revenue leader at the right time for Edmentum," said Jamie Candee, President and CEO of Edmentum. "He has a heart for education, a sustained track record of excellence as a sales leader, and an incredible ability to bring out the best in his teams. I'm excited to welcome John aboard and work in close collaboration as we continue our efforts to support educators and students everywhere, every day."

In the past year, Edmentum surpassed the mark of six million students served and has had a strong start in the new fiscal year. The company was once again named to the GSV 150 list in 2025 as one of the world's most transformational growth companies in digital learning and workforce skills.

John has a track record of developing and sustaining strategies for long-term excellence and will bring those abilities to his role at Edmentum. As CRO, he will oversee the global sales organization, which works to enable and achieve growth, and secure strategic partnerships that benefit school organizations, their leaders, educators, and students.

"Joining Edmentum as Chief Revenue Officer is a dream role and I can't wait to get started," said John Linton, incoming CRO of Edmentum. "I'm passionate about education technology's ability to make learning more accessible and prepare students of all backgrounds for successful futures. I've seen the real difference education can make throughout my career—and, as a child of public school educators, across my life—and in Edmentum, I'm thrilled to join a company that is delivering impact for learners everywhere."

John comes to Edmentum after nearly two decades in sales leadership positions at Blackbaud, the world's largest cloud software company powering social good. He most recently held the position of Senior Vice President of North American Sales, and previously served in roles including Vice President, Commercial Sales and Vice President of Sales and Operations, K12. John brings deep expertise in go-to market strategy, sales, pre-sales, revenue operations, and executive management.

About Edmentum

Edmentum believes that every student deserves the opportunity to thrive everywhere learning occurs—whether they seek to catch up, stay on track, or chart their own path. When you pair Edmentum's comprehensive, research-backed learning acceleration solutions with empowered and supported educators, you can change the direction of students' lives. We partner with K-12 educators in all 50 states and 100+ countries worldwide to design, implement, and sustain the programs that deliver on this shared promise of learning acceleration for every student. www.edmentum.com

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