2017 Learning Impact Leadership Institute

Dr. Rob Abel is the Chief Executive Officer of the IMS Global Learning Consortium, a nonprofit collaboration of the world's leading universities, school districts, government organizations, content providers, and technology suppliers, cooperating to accelerate learning technology interoperability, adoption, and impact. Rob has been the CEO of IMS since February of 2006. | | Rob is a recognized expert on the use of information and communication technology (ICT) for learning with over 30 years high tech and education market development experience. Under... Read More →

Jason Palmer joined New Markets Venture Partners in 2016 as a General Partner. Jason brings twenty years of experience as an education technology entrepreneur, executive and investor, and focuses on fund strategy, supporting portfolio companies and leveraging deep connections with industry leaders. | | Prior to re-joining New Markets, Jason served as Deputy Director at the Bill... Read More →

Jodie's a global marketing communication leader with 20 years of experience working collaboratively with colleagues to build and deliver multi-channel integrated strategies that build brand, create community and customer loyalty, and generate leads to support sales. She's curious individual who is constantly seeking knowledge to better understand the opportunities and challenges of... Read More →

James is currently the Principal Analyst for Technology at Eduventures and has 15 years of education technology experience. Before joining the Eduventures team, he was Executive Vice President of Enterprise Services at the Center for Educational Leadership and Technology (CELT) a... Read More →

Troy Williams is a Managing Director of University Ventures. Prior to University Ventures, Troy was a senior executive at Macmillan where he was CEO of Macmillan Enterprise Solutions and President of Macmillan New Ventures, managing an edtech portfolio of seven companies with a focus on data and analytics, university systems and student performance and outcomes. Troy founded and for nine years was CEO of Questia Media, an early ebook company ultimately sold to Cengage Learning. Troy received his... Read More →