The story behind Arist
Meet Arist: a better way to
learn, train, and shift behavior
Arist started as a way to deliver learning in conflict zones
A few years ago, we started Arist with a simple mission: delivering entrepreneurship courses to high school students in the Yemeni conflict zone.
Unfortunately, internet and laptop access was limited. However, almost everyone had access to a phone and text messages. Hence, the text message course.
When we invented message-based learning in 2018, we quickly realized that we had developed an entirely new (and better) way to learn and shift behavior — one that was far more accessible.
Today, Arist powers
the Fortune 500
Since 2018, we've delivered millions of courses and behavioral pathways to students, frontline employees, and managers alike.
Today, Arist is used by the world's leading organizations to rapidly shift behavior, drive higher knowledge retention, and make critical knowledge accessible in moments of need — all in 1-click.
As part of our commitment to access, Arist partners with non-profits and other social-good organizations to deliver impactful learning at scale at a free or discounted rate, depending on need.
If you are a nonprofit interested in using Arist for Good, email us.
Meet the team

Sana Malik
Head of Customer Success
Shane Leighton
Product Lead

Maxine Anderson
Co-founder and CPO

Darren Ong
Business Development

Shannon Kinney
Head of Account Management

Justin Young
Lead Product Support Specialist

Robert Lucy
Engineering Manager
Michelle Pedicone
Support Engineer

Jasper Ng
Chief of Staff

Kristin Pike
Enterprise Sales Director

Jason Doty
Principal Engineer

David Verhaag
Chief Customer Officer

Rebecca Molina
Curriculum Lead

Lisa Dombroski
Account Executive

Tom LeGrone
Enterprise Sales Director

Ryan Laverty
Co-founder and President

Rachael Ghorbani
Software Engineer

Taylor Eldredge
Account Executive
Michael Ioffe
Co-founder and CEO
Bring
real impact
to your people
We care about solving meaningful problems and being thought partners first and foremost. Arist is used and loved by the Fortune 500 — and we'd love to support your goals.
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