Former Intel, Vodafone听and Seagate executive Mark Whitby has been appointed chair of听EdTech firm听BibliU.听
The London company听has developed a platform allowing听universities and colleges听around the听world听to provide digital content听including textbooks听to their听students.听
“At this pivotal moment in higher education, expanding access to course materials is not just an issue of cost鈥攊t’s deeply intertwined with the questions of learning equity and opportunity that drive decision-making,” said听CEO听Dave Sherwood.听听
“Mark’s unique global background and leadership expertise will enable听BibliU听to continue our work to help colleges and universities reimagine how they deliver resources in ways that both reduce cost and improve outcomes.”听
Prior to joining听BibliU, Whitby spent nearly a decade at Seagate Technology, where he led the company’s $1.1 billion business in Europe before being appointed SVP of Seagate’s Global Consumer Group.听听
He began his career at Intel, where he served as UK & Ireland country director among other senior leadership roles, and served as a听global听director at Vodafone before joining Seagate.听听
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The son of teachers and a lifelong proponent of equity in education, Whitby also serves as a听digital听governor at Amesbury Preparatory School and Box Hill School in Surrey and a听volunteer听coach on the UK Teach First Program.听
“The potential of technology to solve persistent social challenges has long been a driving force in my career, as has the role of education in expanding access to opportunity,” said Whitby.听听
“Supporting听BibliU’s听work provides an opportunity to pursue both of these missions at once, applying sophisticated tech to tackle one of higher education’s most pervasive issues of equity and access.”听
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Founded through Oxford University’s start–up incubator,听BibliU听has helped more than 100 diverse institutions across the United States and Europe, such as Cornell University, Oxford University,听 University of Phoenix and Occidental College, provide essential course materials and support to students, while helping to eradicate the hidden costs of learning that so often present barriers to persistence and completion.听
BibliU, which works with 2,000 publishers and OER providers,听partners directly with universities and colleges to improve both student engagement and outcomes, putting digital textbooks, courseware, and monographs at the fingertips of all students, no matter their economic backgrounds.听听