David Blake

David Blake believes that learning is too important to stay the way it is and has spent his entire career innovating in higher education and lifelong learning. He co-founded and led Degreed as the first CEO. Prior to Degreed, he helped launch a competency-based, accredited university and was a founding team member at Zinch (acquired by Chegg NASDAQ: CHGG). David was selected as a Top EdTech Entrepreneur by the Stanford School EdTech Lab, sponsored by Teach For America and New Schools Venture Fund. David also co-founded both Learn In and BookClub. In 2022 he returned as CEO of Degreed when the company acquired Learn In.