ClasStars Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Moshe Fried, LCSW is the co-founder and CEO of ClasStars. For nearly two decades, Moshe has helped hundreds of kids and their parents work with their teachers to achieve highly effective outcomes. He has done this both in the school setting, and through his private practice. At the start of his career, Moshe realized that teachers were overburdened, and aside from burning out even the most dedicated teachers, students were being overlooked, and slipping through the cracks of the system. One of his primary goals is to help teachers “notice” every child in a positive way, and establish good relationships with their students. Drawing from research, experience, and common sense, that kids need a lot of encouragement, and that very often the students who need the encouragement the most, get it the least, Moshe was inspired to develop ClasStars, a tablet app that teachers have called a game-changer in classroom learning. The journey included collaborating with hundreds of educators across the globe for a decade, and in 2021 Moshe received the Top 100 Visionaries in Education award at the GFEL conference in Las Vegas, NV, for his outstanding vision and leadership. He is also the host of the ClasStars Podcast. When Moshe is not working on ClasStars, he is working with families through his private practice, or spending time with his wife and children in Brooklyn, NY. He loves giving them a good time.