Jaime Palés is the Co-Founder of Rocket Group, Redbird’s parent company, and President of its Puerto Rico and Latin American operations. In this role, Jaime has helped tutor over 300,000 students in the US and Puerto Rico, train over 50,000 teachers in innovative pedagogical practices, and build a blended learning consultancy that is helping schools become 21st Century centers of academic excellence. As part of this last project, he has become an evangelist for blended learning and the power of providing personalized education to children.
Jaime became passionate about education as a teenage tutor and mentor to younger children where he learned the transformational effect that an innovative educational experience can have on a child. Jaime has a business degree from the University of Puerto Rico, completed MIT’s Entrepreneurship Development Program and has continued education in educational technology, next generation pedagogical practices and blended learning.
