Akbar Ansari

VP Engineering And CTO For HED

Akbar Ansari is an experienced technology executive with a strong background in engineering and innovation. Recent roles include VP Engineering and CTO for Higher Education at Pearson, focusing on software organization, developer productivity, and AI applications for education, and VP of Engineering for AI and Learning Tools, developing generative AI technologies for educators. Prior to Pearson, Akbar led platform engineering at Nasdaq, overseeing cloud migration and architecture across multiple regions, and held various leadership positions at Oracle, where contributions included enterprise software architecture and innovation, as well as at BEA Systems, developing core WebLogic Server components. Akbar's education includes management training from The Wharton School and a certificate in risk management from Harvard University.

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