Scott Virkler

Chief Operating Officer at Illuminate Education
Detailed Info

I am a Chief Operating Officer and Senior Product and Business Development executive with 25+ years of experience in SaaS, Information Services and EdTech across large global corporations, private equity backed companies and start-ups. Growth oriented executive who has built businesses from the ground group up through customer focused leadership of product innovation and development. I have a track record of developing and executing strategies to transition analog print businesses into modern, profitable digital businesses. I can provide multiple examples of overseeing business execution that led businesses to #1 performance among competitors via pragmatic innovation and relentless focus on world class execution. I have driven complex transformations by taking the time to deeply understand the issues at hand, testing theories, delivering a vision and then ensuring focus and alignment of team members. I am an accessible and inclusive leader of teams who leads by example, dives into details and challenges teams to deliver excellent, pragmatic execution.

  • Vertical Tag
    • EdTech
  • Functional Expertise Tag
    • Product / Engineering / IT Infra
  • Superpower
    Higher EducationK-12
  • Previous Company
    Illuminate EducationMcGraw-Hill EducationHawkes Learning