Advisory Board
Anders Ericsson
(In memoriam)
Author of multiple books on expertise and deliberate practice including the bestseller “Peak’
World-renowned expert in expertise and memory
Conradi Eminent Scholar and Professor of Psychology at Florida State University
Anders sadly passed away June 17th 2020
Alexander Renkl
Professor of Psychology, University of Freiburg
Learning Scientist
Angela Duckworth
Founder and CEO of Character Lab
Leading motivation researcher
Author of bestseller ‘Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance’
2013 MacArthur ‘Genius’ Fellow
Has advised the White House, NBA and NFL teams and Fortune 500 CEOs
Professor of Psychology, UPenn
Bo Stjerne Thomsen
Vice-President & Member of the Executive team, The LEGO Foundation
Chair of Learning Through Play
M.Sc.Eng. in Architecture & Design
Ph.D. in Performative Learning Technologies
Bror Saxberg
Head of Learning Science, Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative
Former Chief Learning Officer, Kaplan
Author of ‘Breakthrough Leadership in the Digital Age: Using Science to Reboot Learning’
Charles Fadel
Author of ‘Four-dimensional Learning’
Founder & Chairman, Center for Curriculum Redesign
Visiting Scholar, Harvard Graduate School of Education
David Niemi
Internationally renowned expert in the following areas:
Quality of measurement
Evaluation of the effectiveness of curricula and instruction,
Impact of innovative products and strategies
Deborah Quazzo
Managing Partner, GSV Acceleration
Founder and Co-host of ASU-GSV Summit
15 years of experience in M&A in the US education space
Doug Lynch
Rossier faculty member
Former Vice Dean at the graduate school of education at the University of Pennsylvania
Former academic director of Wharton Executive Education and a senior advisor to the Fels Institute of Government
Expert in Corporate Training
Ed Stanford
Former President, McGraw-Hill Higher Education
While President, he was responsible for starting the digital transformation at MHE at scale
40 years of publishing experience
Esther Wojcicki
Author of ‘Moonshots in Education’
World-renowned expert in cross disciplinary learning
Journalist & educator, Palo Alto Media Arts Center
Jim Stigler
Author of ‘The Teaching Gap’ and ‘The Learning Gap’
World-renowned expert in learning science and intercultural learning and teaching differences
Professor of Psychology, UCLA
Nick Howe
Senior executive with substantial experience building global corporate learning functions and a global professional services capability. Strong focus on developing strategies and translating visions in to operating plans. Excellent multi-region matrix management skills.
Area9 Lyceum’s Chief Learning Officer from 2016-2020 – retired January 2021. Expert in corporate training strategy and education technologies
Peter Davis
Senior Advisor at Boston Consulting Group
Senior Fellow at The Conference Board
Former President, McGraw-Hill Education
Richard E. Clark
Emeritus Professor of Education, Psychology and Surgery
University of Southern California
Author of Learning from Media: Arguments, Analysis and Evidence; Turning Research Into Results
Former Director, Center for Cognitive Technology
Former CEO: Atlantic Training Inc.
Todd Rose
Author of ‘Square Peg’ and ‘The End of Average’
Educational Neuroscientist
Founder of Center for Individual Opportunity
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Tony Miller
Deputy Secretary of Education (2009-2013)
Ex-McKinsey Partner (10 years)
Co-founder of Vistria
Board of Directors, Apollo Education Group
Board of Directors, GoGuardian
Board of Directors, ACT
Tony Wagner
Author of ‘How Schools Change’, ‘The Global Achievement Gap’, and Creating Innovators’
Harvard University
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