We also know that informed strategies can bring inspiring results - more engaged students; more effective, responsive organizations; and profitable companies.
He brings a systematic, research-based approach to problem solving and planning. His broad education background includes experience creating innovative new solutions in digital media, online tutoring, institutional assessment, education analytics, and course manageme nt / e-learning.
He is co-chair of the IMS Global Learning Consortium’s Project Group on Information Analytics with Eric Bassett of Sungard and John Campbell of Purdue University.
As Director of Product Marketing at Blackboard, Inc., he helped develop and launch the Blackboard Outcomes System, an institutional assessment solution to enable institutions to plan, measure, and improve their academic effectiveness.
As a founding executive team member at SMARTHINKING, he played a key role in building the leading provider of live online tutoring services to high school and higher education - now serving over 500 institutions.
Neil holds a masters in public policy from the Harvard Kennedy School with a concentration in human resources, education and labor. His course-work at the Harvard Business School and MIT Sloan explored effective corporate and organizational strategies in the world of networked technology. His thesis identified best practices in workforce development programs.
Areas of expertise: Outcomes assessment, online tutoring, education analytics, retention, publishing, digital content, and learning.