Why we do this
Our Founder and CEO, Bryon Pierson, was emancipated at age fifteen, proceeded to self-fund his college career, and accumulated over $60,000 in student debt. Empowered to create actionable change, Bryon and the team have spent six years studying the financial aid process. Working with politicians, parents, college access organizations, corporations, leasing agencies, foster-care organizations, Hispanic-oriented organizations, Black-oriented organizations, counseling services, Student Support services, organizations geared towards helping low-income families, and more, we recognize the many inefficiencies in higher education and hope to help students, parents, and colleges alike reap the benefits of our services.
Our promise to you
Through empowering students to file their FAFSA, gain access to more scholarships, and facilitate a smooth and smart off-campus housing transition, EDUrain helps students reach their full potential. Because funding a college education shouldn’t be so hard.
Team
Bryon Pierson - CEO, Co-founder
Data Analyst (Boys Hope Girls Hope), STL Regional Chamber Diverse Business Accelerator, 2nd time founder
Arron Zheng - Developer, Co-founder
Washington Univerity in STL, 2022 B.S. Computer Science and Electical Engineering, 2nd time founder
Tommy Dong - Frontend Developer, Co-founder
Missouri S&T 2021 B.S. Computer Science
Advisors
Susan McLaughlin
Former VP of Marketing to Charter Communications
Greg Taylor
Former Vice President of Operations, Fontbonne University
Aaron Burcell
Former VP Growth at Goldman Sachs
Marie Thorton
Former Admissions Officer at Ranken Technical College
Sabree Blackmon - Technical Advisor
Univ. of Colorado M.S., 10 yrs of Dev Ops. DOD experience, AI/Machine Learning Expert, 2nd time founder
Rosita Lewis
Former Trio Support Services at St. Louis Community College
Jennifer Bardot
Asst. VP Business Banking at Enterprise Bank & Trust
Al Nolan
Solution Architect at Bottle Rocket