Alex Hirbe

Alex Hirbe

Co-Founder & COO

Building Better Systems in Education


"In a fast-moving digital world, education isn't just a support feature—it’s the engine that drives understanding."


Holding a Master’s in Educational Technology and a career built on architecting global learning systems, Alex Hirbe brings a systems architect’s brain and a teacher’s heart to HIVE. Alex specializes in solving the friction between complex technology and human capability, having previously designed massive 0-to-1 learning infrastructures globally and led digital transformation strategies for over 100,000 stakeholders. At HIVE, he bridges the gap between pedagogy and engineering, focusing on building a scalable, intuitive product that makes digital citizenship seamless for schools. He is dedicated to fine-tuning the infrastructure that allows students and educators to grow safely without adding operational burden to classrooms.