Matthew Pittinsky, Ph.D.
Matthew Pittinsky, Ph.D., is our Chief Strategy officer, the former CEO of Parchment and co-founder and former CEO and Executive Chairman of Blackboard Inc. He serves on the Boards of American University and New Classrooms with past roles on various other boards and non-profits. Between Blackboard and Parchment, Matthew earned his Ph.D. and joined ASU's sociology faculty as a tenure-track assistant professor, specializing in economic sociology, sociology of education, and social network analysis. He now serves as a non-tenure-track visiting scholar at ASU. Matthew is a frequent speaker and writer on education technology and entrepreneurship and is the editor of The Wired Tower (Prentice-Hall Financial Times). He holds a B.S. in Political Science from American University, an Ed.M. in Education Policy from Harvard University Graduate School of Education, and a Ph.D. in Sociology of Education from Teachers College, Columbia University.
Articles
- Founder’s Five June 17, 2021
- The Evolving Role of the University Registrar September 10, 2019
- Online Learning 20 Years Later: Five Observations October 31, 2017
- Building Blackboard, Part 1: Six Lessons I Learned Creating a Tech Company in the Higher Education Market May 2, 2017
- The Changing Audience for Credentials: 3 Key Questions March 1, 2017
- Understanding the Differences in What Credentials Are Being Stacked and Why May 23, 2016
- The New College Degree: In an Unbundled World, Curation is King December 30, 2015
- How to Connect K-12 and Higher-Ed with Structured Data October 17, 2015
- Underserved and Overburdened, Transfer Students Face an Uphill Battle to Earn Their Degrees October 8, 2015
- Making Credentials Matter March 31, 2015
- Credentialing in Higher Education: Current Challenges and Innovative Trends March 2, 2015
- Patient Capital Drives Change in Education September 18, 2014
- Extending the Transcript February 10, 2014
- Five Great Promises of E-Learning June 1, 2001