COURSERA INC (COUR)
Sector: Consumer Discretionary
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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Sector: Consumer Discretionary
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Director information for COUR
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COUR | Director; Member of the Audit Committee; Chair | 70 | ["Global Growth and Scale","Technology and AI","Workforce Skilling","Education Industry","Operational Leadership","Finance and Accounting","Public Company Board Governance and Compliance","President of the American Council on Education (ACE)","Under Secretary of the United States Department of Education","Chief Executive Officer of the NewSchools Venture Fund","President of the California State Board of Education","President of Occidental College","Leadership roles at University of California, Los Angeles","Deputy to the President and Provost at Stanford University","Professor at Dartmouth College"] | ["Member","Chair","Governance Committee","Audit Committee"] | 2026 |
Biography sourced from the proxy statement filing.
Dr. Theodore R. Mitchell has been the President of the American Council on Education ( ACE ) since September 2017. Prior to that time, he was the Under Secretary of the United States Department of Education from May 2014 until January 2017, responsible for all post-secondary and adult education policy programs as well as a $1.3 trillion Federal Student Aid portfolio. From January 2017 to September 2017, Dr. Mitchell served as a private consultant, including to ACE. Prior to his federal service, Dr. Mitchell served as Chief Executive Officer of the NewSchools Venture Fund, a national investor in education technology, from June 2005 to May 2014. Dr. Mitchell also previously served as President of the California State Board of Education, President of Occidental College, and in a variety of leadership roles at University of California, Los Angeles, including Vice Chancellor. Dr. Mitchell was Deputy to the President and to the Provost at Stanford University and began his career as a professor at Dartmouth College where he also served as Chair of the Department of Education. Dr. Mitchell is a board member for several privately held organizations: TIAA, Occidental College, Khan Academy, Education Quality Outcomes Standards Board, Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, and Credential Engine. He also served as a member of the board of directors of The McClatchy Company from May 2017 to August 2020 and of Frontline Ltd. from April 2017 to August 2018. We believe that Dr. Mitchell is qualified to serve on our Board because of his extensive experience as a leader in education, business, and public policy.