Coursera and edX recently announced new top-level executive hires. Wendy Cebula, former COO of Vistaprint, was named president of edX, while Richard C. Levin, the former president of Yale University, will join Coursera as the company’s new CEO. Cebula grew Vistaprint, which provides marketing and promotional material, “from $1 million to over $1 billion in revenue globally” during her 13 years with the company. Levin left Yale in 2013 after 20 years as president, and since January has served in an advisory role at Coursera. Levin also serves on U.S. President Obama’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. His arrival shifts the make-up of the MOOC provider’s leadership team. The co-founders, Daphne Koller and Andrew Ng, will become president and chairman of the board, respectively, while Lila Ibrahim, who was named president last August, will become chief business officer. Coursera has stated that Ibrahim will focus on business development, Koller on partnerships, and Ng on pedagogy.
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/03/25/mooc-providers-coursera-and-edx-announce-new-leaders