A thought leader and entrepreneur in education & technology, I am passionate about the important role these industries play at a societal level. After a successful career in advertising I spent a number of years working in child welfare for both international and local NGOs. Here I saw the very real impact education, or a lack there of, could have on the planet. The last 15 years have been spent working for several successful technology businesses with a particular leaning towards education, career & the future of learning. Most recently I’ve held leadership positions at Australian success stories SEEK & EduTech unicorn Go1 who are backed by Microsoft, Salesforce, SEEK, Softbank, Madrona, AirTree and Five Sigma in recent rounds of fundraising. At Go1 I helped scale the business since inception with my final role focussed on leading their push into the broader education space. This involved narrowing the focus and creating a future forward strategic direction in some key areas:

• K-12
• Tertiary – Higher & Vocational Education
• Societal Skilling
  • Government
  • Industry Bodies & Associations
  • Large Orgs e.g. Microsoft

I also lead and had been involved in a number of investments & acquisitions since working in this space. Most recently our acquisition of Blinkist. You can see more here.

I am a big advocate in the exponential opportunity that now exists, thanks to technology, in helping democratise education and support personalised & contextualised lifelong learning.