Global Executive Search for a Technology Leader
In 2022, MitchelLake partnered with Adventus, an ambitious multinational education technology venture, to deliver an executive search for CTO. The mandate was to appoint a Chief Technology Officer capable of scaling a platform designed to democratise access to global higher education.
Adventus is transforming how students and agents connect with international universities by indexing the course inventory of thousands of institutions and making it transparently discoverable worldwide. Where previously students in emerging markets might only have visibility of a dozen schools through traditional brokers, Adventus enables access to more than 80,000 courses at 1,500+ universities.
Scaling this type of EdTech marketplace requires world-class technology leadership. Adventus needed a CTO with deep technical expertise, global platform experience, and the ability to lead engineering teams across geographies while ensuring resilience, scalability, and innovation.
The Appointment
Through our global executive search CTO process, MitchelLake identified and secured a leader with the skills and experience to guide Adventus through rapid growth. The appointed CTO was tasked with advancing the product roadmap, scaling platform infrastructure, and enabling innovation that supports thousands of institutions and recruitment agents worldwide.
This appointment has strengthened Adventus’s ability to deliver on its mission of opening global education opportunities, providing a foundation for long-term scale and impact.
About Adventus
Adventus.io is a B2B2C marketplace for the international student recruitment industry. The platform enables institutions, recruiters, and service providers to seamlessly connect and transact, ultimately helping students make more confident study decisions.
Key highlights:
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6,000+ recruitment agents
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1,500+ institutions
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400+ team members
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$22M+ Series A funding
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Coverage of all major source markets and study destinations
Partner With MitchelLake
MitchelLake has extensive experience in executive search for CTO and other senior technology leadership roles across EdTech, health, sustainability, SaaS, and high-growth marketplaces. Our expertise lies in connecting fast-growth ventures with leaders who can balance vision, culture, and global scale.
👉 Contact us to learn more about how we deliver CTO and executive leadership search for technology ventures shaping the future of education and beyond.
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