Kristen Linnea Johnson, PhD
Kristen Linnea Johnson is a senior strategy executive with a track record of leading real change for companies across a range of industries, including financial services, retail, energy, entertainment, and manufacturing. Focused on creating top- and bottom-line impact through new organization capabilities, innovative product teams, and/or radical operating model transformation. Passionate about making business strategy […]
Chase Williams
Chase Williams has served as the CEO of Pathify since June 2017. He previously served as Executive Director from company incorporation until May 2021, and has led Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, and Operations at various times throughout the company’s history. Chase co-founded Pathify while at Monash University, where he graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor […]
Ardis Kadiu
Ardis Kadiu, CEO and founder of Element451, is a pioneer in developing intelligent admissions and student engagement solutions. His journey in creating Element451 was fueled by a deep-seated passion for developing digital tools and AI-powered innovation to revolutionize how higher-ed institutions forge stronger, more personalized connections with students. After graduating from NYU with an MS […]
Maria Thompson
As an Executive Government Advisor, Maria Thompson specializes in helping customers establish a security first baseline within their environments. Maria works with security and technology leadership for customers, identifying trends, best practices, and assisting them in developing holistic security strategies. Maria also works with Amazon Web Services (AWS) security partners and supports state and local […]
Mark Hampton, PhD
As an Executive Education Advisor, Mark Hampton works with higher education executives and line-of-business leaders to understand how cloud technologies can enable digital transformation efforts around the effective use of data and analytics. Prior to joining Amazon Web Services (AWS), Mark served for 30 years as an administrator at six different higher education institutions and […]
Andrew Bediz
Andrew Bediz is a pioneering figure in enterprise software. He founded IntraSee in 2005 to address the industry’s need for a superior user experience and is an authority in artificial intelligence, delivering highly attended sessions at industry conferences. He leads IntraSee, now a part of Gideon Taylor, focused on optimizing Cloud, UX, AI, and Automation. […]
Paul Taylor
Founder, President, and CEO of Gideon Taylor, Paul Taylor has more than 20 years of PeopleSoft industry experience and a passionate focus on maximizing business value through innovative automation strategies and PeopleSoft-based technologies. Paul has presented at many PeopleSoft user groups and conferences over the years including RECONNECT, Collaborate, HIUG Interact and HEUG Alliance, on […]
Nicole Engelbert
Nicole Engelbert is Vice President, Product Strategy at Oracle. She is responsible for engaging the industry ecosystem to develop thought leadership and best practice with cloud technology and to use those insights to guide the development of Oracle’s higher education solutions including its Student Cloud product suite. Prior to Oracle, Nicole served as the Director […]
Margo Martinez
Margo Martinez is Sr Director of Industry Solutions focused on Education. She has 20 years of experience in technology spanning CRM to Media and Education. She is passionate about the field of Education, especially how we can prepare our learners to succeed in the workplace and society of tomorrow.
Dave Crosser
Dave Crosser is the Vice President of Client Experience with Evisions, working out of the company’s headquarters in Irvine, CA. He graduated from California State University Channel Islands with a degree in Computer Science in 2013. Dave has been with Evisions for seven years. In that time has worked to help Evisions customers with their […]
