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This list showcases the top Sydney based CEO’ operating in the EdTech space. If you think a CEO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected]
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Gavin Cooney
Founder & CEO of Learnosity
Having taught at third-level himself, Gavin knows first hand just how difficult it is to keep students engaged and on track. Convinced that the rate of innovation in educational technology lags well behind that of other industries, he is passionate about making teachers’ lives easier by bringing innovation and best web practices to the education world. An energetic and enthusiastic evangelist, Gavin can be found at conferences around the world sharing the knowledge gained from working in this exciting area. Prior to founding Learnosity, Gavin worked with Mark on many state wide e-Learning and e-Assessment projects with the New South Wales Board of Studies.
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About Learnosity, University College Dublin: Learnosity provides the technology framework for authoring, assessment delivery, and reporting for the world’s best assessment solutions.
Nicole Rogerson
CEO of Rockmelon
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About Rockmelon: Rockmelon is reimagining the products and services available for children with autism and their families around the world.
Adam Brimo
Founder and CEO of OpenLearning
Adam is the Founder and CEO of OpenLearning.com and a Forbes 30 under 30 Asia in Consumer Technology 2017. Adam holds Bachelor of Engineering (Software) and Bachelor Arts (Politics) degrees from UNSW (University of New South Wales), is the 2011 Choice Magazine Consumer Activist of the Year and is a recipient of the 2011 UNSW Alumni Graduand Award. Adam completed his honours thesis at UNSW in partnership with National ICT Australia (NICTA). Adam previously worked at Macquarie Bank as a Software Engineer in the Fixed Income, Currencies and Commodities Group and at Westpac Institutional Bank as a Senior Software Engineer. In 2010-2011, Adam led the successful Vodafail consumer activist campaign, which resulted in nationwide media coverage, an ACMA inquiry and a $1bn network upgrade for Vodafone’s Australian business. In 2012, Adam joined world renowned UNSW Prof Richard Buckland and David Collien to found OpenLearning.com, a social learning platform. Over one million students have joined courses, including the first massive open online courses (MOOCs) from Australia and Malaysia, where it is the national MOOC platform for public universities and polytechnics. OpenLearning now employs 65 people and is headquartered in Sydney with its Southeast Asia head office in Kuala Lumpur. In recognition of the impact OpenLearning has had on the education sector in Asia, Adam was named one of the Forbes 30 under 30 Asia in the Consumer Technology category in 2017.
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About OpenLearning: OpenLearning is a cloud-based lifelong learning platform that enables education providers to prepare learners for the future of work.
Ben Wong
Co-Founder & CEO of Academy Xi
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About Academy Xi: Providing people with tech-based programs to help them upskill and reinvent their careers.
Blake Garrett
CEO of School Bytes
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About School Bytes: School Bytes is a comprehensive school administration platform providing schools with the tools they need to operate smoothly & efficiently.
Michael Jacobson
Founder & CEO of Pallas ALS
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About Pallas ALS: Pallas ALS provides edtech products that are based on cutting edge research involving intelligent virtual reality systems.
Leon Young
Founder and CEO of Cogniss
Leon Young is the founder, CEO, and R&D lead at Cogniss.
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About Cogniss: Cogniss is a no-code app builder that’s designed to enable anyone to build a sophisticated health, education or lifestyle app.
