Shorelight announces Logan Powell as Chief Financial Officer. By The Shorelight Team Last updated on August 04, 2026 Shorelight has appointed Logan Powell as Chief Financial Officer, bringing seasoned financial and operational leadership to help drive the company's next phase of global growth. Shorelight is pleased to announce the appointment of Logan Powell as Chief Financial Officer. In this role, Powell will lead the company's financial strategy as Shorelight continues to expand its global footprint and diversify its portfolio of student opportunities. Powell brings significant operating and financial experience, along with a proven track record of helping organizations scale both organically and through acquisition. Most recently, he served as Chief Executive Officer and previously Global Chief Financial Officer of Puttshack. He also serves as Executive Sponsor at Palingenix Equity and previously was a partner at Copper Beech Capital. Throughout his career, Powell has led strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, corporate development, and financial operations across high-growth organizations. "Logan is an outstanding financial leader who brings the strategic vision, operational expertise, and growth mindset that will help drive Shorelight's next chapter," said Tom Dretler, CEO and Co-Founder of Shorelight. "His experience building and scaling businesses makes him an ideal addition to our executive leadership team, and we're thrilled to welcome him to Shorelight." Powell officially joined Shorelight in July and is based in Nashville, while serving from Shorelight's Boston headquarters and working closely with teams across the company's global operations.

The daily newspaper further reports that to realize its ambitious goals, the UW System is strategically partnering with Shorelight, an international recruitment firm facilitating connections between students and universities across the United States.