Grant Parsamyan

Grant Parsamyan joined Coursera as Chief Data Officer in July 2025, bringing over two decades of experience building large-scale data platforms and leading data-driven transformations. In this role, he oversees Coursera’s global data strategy, including data engineering, analytics, infrastructure, and governance — ensuring insights, privacy, and technology are aligned to support innovations and learner success. Before Coursera, Grant served as Chief Data Officer & Information Officer at Alludo, where he led digital transformation across Data Engineering, Cloud Infrastructure, Analytics, and Cybersecurity. Prior to that, he spent nearly a decade at OpenTable as Senior Vice President of Data Science & Analytics, where he built and scaled the enterprise data organization and championed a data-first culture through investments in architecture, machine learning, and analytics. His earlier leadership roles include positions at eHarmony and Yahoo. Grant holds a B.S. in Business Administration with an emphasis in Information Systems from the University of Southern California. He lives in Los Angeles with his family.