Alexandra Schaffrath is President and Chief Executive Officer of Vocate Education Solutions, the Tampa-based nonprofit that brings Ultimate Medical Academy, American Institute, Nasium Training and Global Education Group together under one enterprise. Vocate works to close talent gaps in critical fields such as healthcare, serving more than 20,000 adult learners nationwide, many from under-resourced communities, and counting more than 100,000 graduates to date. The board named her to the top job in May 2026, where she sets enterprise strategy and deepens the partnerships with employers that connect learners to in-demand careers.

She has spent 14 years inside the network. She joined Ultimate Medical Academy in 2012 and rose through strategy roles to Chief Strategy Officer in 2019, then became Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and Strategy Officer in 2020, combining finance, strategy and analytics in service of student outcomes. Before UMA she was Vice President of Development at Laureate Education and held leadership roles at Career Education Corporation, after starting out in analytical and consulting work at Bear Stearns and KPMG. She holds a B.A. in International Relations from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from NYU Stern School of Business. A Tampa Bay Business Journal CFO of the Year honoree in 2023, she chaired the American Heart Association's 2025 Go Red for Women campaign in Tampa and sits on the AHA Tampa Metro Board.