Karl McDonnell, CEO of Strayer Education, Inc. (Photo: Business Wire)
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On Wednesday, December 16th, Karl McDonnell, chief executive officer of Strayer Education, Inc., will participate in a speaking panel titled “Learning For and At Work” on the inaugural day of this year’s National Education Week at 11:30 a.m. EST at the NYU Skirball Center in New York, NY.
This year’s conference will focus on the challenges and opportunities facing education at all levels as new technologies and innovations transform the $6 trillion global education industry. According to the event organizers, the majority of millennial workers today, for example, have not completed a bachelor’s degree and some traditional modes of education have proven ineffective. Meanwhile, many business models are under perpetual transformation, requiring changing skillsets, due to new competition, technologies and other market forces.
The “Learning For and At Work” panel at this year’s conference will discuss how companies and workers are adjusting to ensure that they are “workforce-ready,” successfully on-boarded, and continually developed. Of note, McDonnell will present on the solutions needed to develop better models for connecting employers with their ideal workforce, including:
McDonnell joined Strayer Education – which operates Strayer University, including Strayer@Work and the Jack Welch Management Institute – in 2006 as chief operating officer before becoming CEO in 2013. Prior to joining Strayer Education, he was chief operating officer of InteliStaf Healthcare, Inc., one of the nation's largest privately-held healthcare staffing firms. He also served as vice president of the Investment Banking Division at Goldman, Sachs & Co., and held senior management positions with several Fortune 100 companies, including The Walt Disney Co. In 2011, he joined Strayer Education’s board of directors.
Additional speakers on the panel include David Levin, CEO of McGraw Hill Education; Dan Lovely, chief learning officer of AIG; and Bridget O’Connor, professor of higher education and business education at NYU. The panel will be moderated by Doug Lynch, chief learning officer of Cognotion.
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About Strayer Education, Inc.
Strayer Education, Inc. (NASDAQ: STRA) is an education services holding company that owns Strayer University. Strayer's mission is to make higher education achievable for working adults in today's economy. Strayer University is a proprietary institution of higher learning that offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in business administration, accounting, information technology, education, health services administration, public administration, and criminal justice to working adult students. The University includes Strayer@Work, which serves corporate clients by delivering the next generation of performance improvement and workforce development. Strayer University also offers an executive MBA online and corporate training program through its Jack Welch Management Institute. The University is committed to providing an education that prepares working adult students for advancement in their careers and professional lives. Founded in 1892, Strayer University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104. (267-284-5000). The Middle States Commission on Higher Education is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.