Engineering meets experience.

Nick Gronda

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Nick founded Parthion out of a conviction that students who need support most are too often failed by the systems meant to help them. A management engineering graduate of Worcester Polytechnic Institute and founder of CollegeROI (a platform helping under-resourced students navigate college affordability), he built Parthion from first principles alongside school administrators. Nick's belief: educators don't have time for systems that take time away from students without improving outcomes. Parthion is his answer.

Dr. Robert R. Zywicki

Chief Academic Officer

Dr. Zywicki brings over two decades of district leadership to Parthion. A two-time PK–12 Superintendent in New Jersey, he drove graduation rates above 95%, implemented MTSS for at-risk learners, and oversaw $60 million in capital improvements. Named a District Thought Leader by Future Ready Schools, a "Superintendent to Watch" by NSPRA, and a co-author of New Jersey's COVID-19 school reentry manual, he now advises districts nationwide at Rutgers — and brings that practitioner depth directly to Parthion's MTSS and IEP workflows.