2U, Inc. Appoints Lorin Thomas-Tavel as Managing Director of Boot Camps
March 08, 2021 at 09:00 am EST
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2U, Inc. announced that longtime higher education leader Lorin Thomas-Tavel will become the company's new managing director of boot camps. Thomas-Tavel, who joins 2U from Kaplan where she recently served as chief experience officer for North America, will take over for Greg Calverase, who recently announced his retirement. At 2U, Thomas-Tavel will oversee the company's boot camp business, including future product innovations and improvements to the student experience that help further drive quality and outcomes. She will report to Mark Chernis, 2U's chief operating officer.
2U, Inc. is an online education platform company. The Company's segments include Degree Program Segment and Alternative Credential Segment. Degree Program Segment provides technology and services to nonprofit colleges and universities to enable the online delivery of degree programs. Students enrolled in these programs are seeking an undergraduate or graduate degree. Alternative Credential Segment provides premium online open courses, executive education offerings, technical, skills-based boot camps to individual consumers through relationships with nonprofit colleges and universities and other organizations. It also offers an enterprise solution that it sells to organizations and institutions to enable upskilling and reskilling of their workforces. Through edX, its education consumer marketplace, the Company offers more than 4,500 online learning opportunities. Its offerings cover a range of topics, including artificial intelligence, business, healthcare, education, and social work.
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