Anthony DiValerio III's path into building Open Admissions did not begin in education. It began in architecture.
In design studios and construction drawings, he learned how to look at empty space and see what it could become. That training at architecture school, followed by professional work at firms like Perkins Eastman and Archer & Buchanan, shaped a way of thinking that would follow him far beyond the built environment. It taught him how to structure complexity, design systems, and imagine futures that do not yet exist.
But he eventually stepped away from architecture, drawn toward problems that moved faster and affected more people at scale. That decision led him into technology, where he helped pioneer electronic luggage tag systems for the airline industry. What started as an ambitious infrastructure idea turned into a global standard, securing major airline partnerships including British Airways, Delta, Alaska Airlines, and Qatar Airways. Along the way, he helped raise $5.2M, secured 25 patents, and negotiated a $30M acquisition that was ultimately halted by the shock of a global pandemic.
He later joined Oura Ring in a senior strategy and operations role, where he helped identify a $21.4B market opportunity and contributed to the company's expansion into enterprise and B2B. His work supported initiatives that grew ARR by $180M in a single year, helped drive the acquisition of Proxy for $165M, and contributed to a 5x increase in B2B revenue through internal systems he designed. It was a front-row seat to what operational scale truly looks like when product, data, and distribution align. But the most defining part of his journey did not come from corporate success. It came from community work.
In 2019, DiValerio co-founded Friends for Good, a nonprofit that mobilizes thousands of volunteers and has deployed more than $500K to support underserved communities in Philadelphia. The experience brought him face-to-face with students whose talent was undeniable, but whose access to opportunity was structurally limited. That gap became impossible to ignore.
Built on decades of validated psychometric research and real-world institutional usage, the platform connects students, parents, counselors, and institutions through a unified system designed to surface talent that traditional systems miss.
Open Admissions is not just a company. It is the system he wishes existed when he was learning how to design his own future.