Leading Executives in E-Learning
Anant Agarwal
Founder, edX; Chief Open Education Officer, 2U, edX (2U)
edX founder who helped pioneer the MOOC movement; now advancing open, affordable pathways through edX within 2U.
John Baker
Founder & CEO, D2L
Built Brightspace into a core LMS for schools and enterprises globally, emphasizing accessibility and learning analytics.
Andrew Barnes
Co-founder & CEO, Go1
Co-founded a leading corporate learning content hub that aggregates thousands of training providers for enterprises.
Euan Blair
Founder & CEO, Multiverse
Leads a fast-growing tech apprenticeship platform offering an alternative to traditional degrees.
David Blake
Co-founder & CEO, Degreed
Popularized skills-based learning and helped define the Learning Experience Platform category for workforce upskilling.
Greg Brown
CEO, Udemy
Leads the global two‑sided learning marketplace and Udemy Business enterprise offering.
Michael Chasen
Co-founder & CEO, Class Technologies
Blackboard co‑founder bringing rich, synchronous instruction to video platforms through Class.
Steve Daly
CEO, Instructure
Guides the Canvas LMS and assessment products across K‑12 and higher education markets.
Ashwin Damera
Co-founder & CEO, Emeritus (Eruditus Group)
Scaled university‑partnered online certificates and bootcamps to adult learners worldwide.
Kian Katanforoosh
Co-founder & CEO, Workera
Co‑founded an AI skills intelligence platform that measures and develops technical talent at scale.
Sal Khan
Founder & CEO, Khan Academy
Founder of the nonprofit delivering free, high‑quality learning worldwide; introduced the Khanmigo AI tutor.
Jeff Maggioncalda
CEO, Coursera
Expanded degrees, entry‑level Professional Certificates, and AI‑enabled learning on one of the world’s largest MOOC platforms.
Hadi Partovi
Co-founder & CEO, Code.org
Launched the Hour of Code and grew K‑12 computer science access across the U.S. and beyond.
Shai Reshef
President, University of the People
Built a tuition‑free, accredited online university model expanding access to higher education.
Rachel Romer
Co-founder & CEO, Guild
Co‑founded the leading platform that connects large employers with education and career mobility programs.
Ronnie Screwvala
Co-founder & Chairman, upGrad
Media entrepreneur who co‑founded upGrad, now a major online higher‑ed and upskilling provider across Asia and beyond.
Vivek Sharma
Co-founder & CEO, InStride
Co‑founded a platform for employer‑university partnerships that deliver workforce education at scale.
Don Spear
Co-founder & CEO, OpenSesame
Built one of the largest marketplaces for corporate e‑learning content, curating courses for L&D teams.
Sebastian Thrun
Founder & Chairman, Udacity
Popularized industry‑aligned Nanodegrees and project‑based learning in technology fields.
Luis von Ahn
Co-founder & CEO, Duolingo
Advanced gamified language learning and the Duolingo English Test used by institutions worldwide.
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