Abigail Seldin

Abigail Seldin
Born
Abigail Pamela Seldin
NationalityAmerican
OccupationChief Growth Officer at Scholarship America
Years active2008–present
Known forCo-founder of Seldin/Haring-Smith Foundation, College Abacus and SwiftStudent
Board member ofAssociation of American Rhodes Scholars
Spouse
(m. 2012)
Children2
WebsiteProfile

Abigail Pamela Seldin (born January 1988) is an American philanthropist,[1] higher education expert, and edtech entrepreneur. She is Chief Growth Officer at Scholarship America and co-founder of the Seldin/Haring-Smith Foundation, having previously served as its CEO. She is known for founding College Abacus, a net price calculator aggregator company, which she sold to Educational Credit Management Corporation (ECMC Group).[2] In 2020, she founded SwiftStudent, a free financial aid tool for students.[3]

  1. ^ Chernikoff, Helen (2021-11-22). "A young philanthropist goes all in on 'high-risk, high-reward' grants". eJewish Philanthropy. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  2. ^ Lieber, Ron (21 November 2014). "Comparing College Costs the easy way". The New York Times.
  3. ^ Douglas-Gabriel, Danielle (April 15, 2020). "As colleges brace for financial aid appeals, there's a new tool to help students file them". The Washington Post.