Dr. Marc A. Bertrand — Co-Founder
Pioneering the $187 Billion TAM for EdTech and Corporate Training/LD disruption with PrepAI, a global solutions AI platform that's transformed personalized learning outcomes across several industries; (1) Saved 87% of total cost compared to investing in outsourcing (2) Achieved 12x speed for generating personalized assessments (3) Reduced 79% of labor intensive tasks due to increased automation As Founder of The Bertrand Education Group, I bridge the gap between AI innovation and software implementation excellence with our manufacturing partner (Data-To-Biz), based in India. Our proprietary technology (PrepAI) is reshaping global education and corporate enterprise, earning prestigious recognition as Alconics “2024 AI Implementer of the Year Finalist”, exclusively featured at the "2025 Inaugural AI Everything Global Summit" in the UAE and securing partnerships with 'Microsoft for Startups' and Qatar Foundation. I have spent the last few years implementing PrepAI—not just as a SaaS tool, but as a "Best in Class" intelligence engine designed to solve the most difficult bottleneck in education and now also, digital health; automated and high-fidelity assessment. We build the "Intelligence Infrastructure" that powers the future of adaptive learning. In an era where general-purpose LLMs are reaching a plateau, the real value of Artificial Intelligence lies in specialized, high-integrity reasoning and data. The Strategic Edge: PrepAI's 12-Million Record Moat, our team has built a proprietary, non-replicable corpus of 12 million validated assessment data points. This moat provides a level of diagnostic reasoning and accuracy that currently outmatches legacy systems from notable software enterprise companies (available upon request). By focusing on "Structure over Tokens," we’ve reduced the hallucination rate to <2.4%, making PrepAI a critical reference architecture for the next generation of GPU-accelerated education— A fact previously validated through our favorable recognition by Hexaware Technologies. Immediate Focus: Due to infrastructure, I am currently leading the discreet transition of PrepAI to a "forever home" that can leverage our 12M-point data moat to dominate the $347B Digital Health and Higher Ed markets among other. Our Partnership Team is open to discussing: Strategic M&A for Infrastructure Integration Agentic AI + Autonomous Reasoning Architectures High-Integrity Data Moats in EdTech + HR-Tech Let’s connect to discuss how specialized intelligence is rendering general-purpose platforms obsolete.
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Location: New York City
Experience: 21 yrs 3 mos
Skills
- Educational Technology
- Leadership
- Ai Implementation
- Business Development
- Change Management
- Public Speaking
- Executive Management
Career Highlights
- Achieved 3,036% YoY startup revenue growth.
- Finalist for Alconics 2024 AI Implementer of the Year.
- Built a proprietary 12 million record data moat.
Work Experience
Microsoft for Startups
Member (1 yr 5 mos)
ForbesBLK
Official Member (1 yr 11 mos)
The Cathedral School of St. John the Divine
Member Board of Trustees (3 yrs 1 mo)
St. John's University
Distinguished Lecturer (Economic and Public Education Policies) (7 mos)
NYC Human Resources Administration
Senior Executive Client Advisory (5 yrs 2 mos)
National Education Foundation
Philanthropy (7 yrs 3 mos)
The Bertrand Education Group
Founder and Managing Director (13 yrs 11 mos)
Nassau BOCES
Regional Administrator (9 yrs 3 mos)
Education
Certificate of Completion at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
Doctorate at St. John's University
Master of Arts (MA) at State University of New York at Oswego
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) at State University of New York at Oswego