​Meet The Board

Brad Hurvitz
Founder & Member of the Board

Brad volunteered for 5 months at a boarding school in Rajasthan, India, (The Sagar School) as a teacher, a soccer coach, swim instructor, director of the school’s first play , and working with the administration on their marketing plans. During a holiday break, he travelled to Nepal to trek in the Himalayas. He noticed all of the students trekking to and from their schools and learned they would sometimes trek for 4 hours per day, just to get an education. He was inspired to help them and Trek to Teach was born. In addition to running Trek to Teach, Brad has worked in multiple companies as a product educator, having the opportunity to work with executives of manufacturing, retail and technology companies. Today, Brad runs a sourcing business providing inexpensive manufacturing options for domestic companies and will soon become an Infant Swim Instructor. Brad earned a bachelors degree in Social Psychology from California Polytechnic Institute in San Luis Obispo and an MBA from Oregon State University where he was the president of his class and was honored with the 2011 Target MBA leadership award. Brad lives in San Diego, California with his wife and two young daughters.

Kyle Nau
Member of the Board

Kyle has lived and/or traveled to 28 different countries and has an extensive background in entrepreneurship, finance, and management. After receiving his business degree from California Polytechnic Institute of San Luis Obispo in June 2006, he took a job in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to work as the Occupational Committee President of a new start-up division within the large NGO, Sonhar Acordado. Since his return to San Diego in 2007, he has worked as the Office Manager for a construction and real estate development company and obtained an MBA in Business Technology Management. Kyle has extensive experience in entrepreneurial finance, strategic management, and project management. In his free time he enjoys working on his house, growing exotic subtropical palms and plants, and spending time with his new wife.

Nick Cain
Chairman of the Board

Nick helps lead grantmaking programs at Google.org, Google’s charitable arm. Nick has developed and managed over $35M in grants to nonprofits using technology and innovation to address global challenges, with an emphasis on education and disabilities. His team is currently leading Google.org’s two-year, $50M commitment to support nonprofits that are building tech-based solutions to close gaps in global education. Before joining Google, Nick spent time at FundWell, a startup that matches small businesses to financing. He was also the first employee at Vittana—a non-profit that pioneered the development of student loan products for the microfinance market—where he managed partnerships across 11 countries in Latin America and Africa. Nick earned a bachelor’s in American Studies from Columbia University and an MBA with honors from the Berkeley-Haas School of Business, where he was Co-Chair of the Global Social Venture Competition. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area and is proud to be a part of Trek to Teach.

Aaron Hurvitz
Member of the Board and Legal Council

Aaron obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from The University of Arizona in 2003, and his Juris Doctorate from the University of Tulsa College of Law in 2007. He also received his LL.M. in International Business and Trade Law from The John Marshall Law School in Chicago in 2008. Aaron first started his Intellectual Property experience when he was hired as the sole law clerk on an antitrust and illegal patent tying case that was ultimately heard before the United States Supreme Court. He then drafted technology transfer agreements and worked on enforcement matters for an international law firm in Beijing, China. Aaron currently advises the firm’s North American, European, Indian, and Australian clients on different aspects of Chinese Intellectual Property Law. He specifically focuses on how best to introduce technology into China, and deals heavily with advising Kangxin’s clients on how best to effectuate positive enforcement of their Intellectual Property Rights. Aaron travels frequently, lecturing and speaking at conferences about infringement and enforcement measures in China.