Cengage Group, a global education technology company serving millions of learners each year, has appointed Chelsea Valentine as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). With more than 20 years in education and technology, Valentine is well-positioned to accelerate Cengage Group’s growth trajectory through technology, and to ensure the company continues to be a disruptor in the education industry.
As CTO, Valentine joins the Cengage Group Executive Team. She will lead the company’s global technology strategy and, working in close partnership with the company’s technology leadership team and business leaders, determine Cengage Group’s technology priorities to best serve the needs of the company’s diverse learners.
Valentine brings deep experience in technology, learning, and education. Her passion is cultivating transparent, collaborative, and accountable organizations. Valentine hails from Yonder, an innovative AI startup battling misinformation online. As Yonder’s CTO, she oversaw the consolidation of their technology and product organizations. Before Yonder, she held a series of leadership positions during her seven-year tenure at Macmillan Learning, eventually becoming Macmillan Learning's first CTO. Valentine also held product and technology leadership roles with Sapling Learning (acquired by Macmillan) and LibreDigital.
Cengage Group has continued to leverage technology to improve the lives of learners since launching MindTap more than a decade ago. In 2017, the company launched Cengage Unlimited, the first-of-its-kind subscription service for students. Driven by the shift to remote learning resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, Cengage Group’s digital net sales increased 6% last fiscal year, with digital sales comprising 73% of total net sales at the end of FY21. Additionally, to date, Cengage Unlimited has helped nearly four million students save more than $420 million on textbooks and course materials costs.
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