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Coursera CEO and executives

Executive Summary. Based on our data team's research, Jeffrey Nacey Maggioncalda is the Coursera's CEO. Coursera has 1,138 employees, of which 35 are in a leadership position.
Here are further demographic highlights of the leadership team:
  • The Coursera executive team is 46% female and 54% male.
  • 53% of the management team is White.
  • 17% of Coursera management is Hispanic or Latino.
  • 9% of the management team is Black or African American.
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Jeffrey Nacey Maggioncalda

CEO

Jeffrey Nacey Maggioncalda's LinkedIn

Jeff Maggioncalda is the chief executive officer of Coursera. Maggioncalda graduated from Stanford with a MBA in 1996. He then worked for Financial Engines and was instrumental in the company going public in 2010. He was recruited in 2017 to replace Rick Levin as CEO of Coursera.

Andrew Y. Ng

Chair of The Board and Co-Founder

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Daphne Koller

Co-Founder

Daphne Koller's LinkedIn

Kimberly A. Caldbeck

Chief Marketing Officer

Kimberly A. Caldbeck's LinkedIn

Kim Caldbeck is the Chief Marketing Officer at Coursera, a position she has held since June of 2018. Kim joined Coursera in April of 2015.

Prior to Coursera, Kim was on the Brand and Integrated Marketing at Facebook.

Richard J. Jacquet

Chief People Officer & Senior Vice President

Richard J. Jacquet's LinkedIn

Rich Jacquet is Coursera’s Chief People Officer. Prior to joining Coursera in 2019, Rich was the Chief People Officer at Gigamon, a network security company with approximately $350 million in revenues. While shaping Gigamon’s culture and employee experiences, he helped take the company public and scale the team to over 800+ people. Rich has also held significant leadership positions at Yahoo!, eBay, Packeteer and Bay Networks. He has an MBA in Organizational Studies from Notre Dame de Namur University and earned his BS in Business from California State University at Chico.

Betty M. Vandenbosch

Chief Content Officer & Senior Vice President

Betty M. Vandenbosch's LinkedIn

Dr. Betty Vandenbosch is Chief Content Officer at Coursera, where she oversees the company’s content and credential strategy and partner relationships. Before joining Coursera, Betty was chancellor of Purdue University Global, an institution resulting from Purdue University’s 2018 acquisition of Kaplan University. At Purdue, Betty oversaw academics for more than 32,000 students -- most of whom earned their degrees online. Before that, Betty held a number of leadership positions at Kaplan University and served as associate dean and associate professor at the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University. Throughout her career, Betty has won several awards in teaching and research. She earned her PhD in Management Information Systems and MBA from Western University in Ontario, Canada.

Kenneth R. Hahn

Chief Financial Officer

Kenneth R. Hahn's LinkedIn

Experienced, credentialed technology executive and Chief Financial Officer, who has led three successful IPOs as CFO. Software/SaaS and Consumer Internet sector industry expertise. Fifteen years as CFO of four billion-dollar market cap public companies. Operational and growth focused: early stage private through public company. Strategic in resource allocation to enable growth and maximize equity value. Top-tier strategy consulting and public accounting services foundational background. • Extensive CFO and public market technology company experience, including: - CFO of four public companies, all $1B+ market cap - Led three IPOs as CFO, initial market caps of $750M, $1.5B and $7.4B - Broad understanding of public company nuances and structuring pre-IPO for transition to public company - Strategic and operationally focused - Equity value driven: advocate of growth initiatives supported through economic models and metrics to ramp - M&A expertise, both buyside and sellside (sellside: one public, one private) - Seasoned investor relations executive: public investor / analyst / Wall Street - Raised multi hundred $M credit facilities - Large private company venture rounds ($465M) - SEC / SOX / regulatory / governance / Board expertise• Operating experience as EVP & COO of a $325M internet company, reinvigorating growth for the verticals for which I was GM• Significant international experience, including entity formation, tax structuring and operations • Professional services background over eight years with top-tier firms, providing rigorous analytical and financial frameworks: strategy consulting and public accounting (Boston Consulting Group and PwC)• Board of directors support and participation, inclusive of audit and comp committee support, over 20 years . . . all with "grade A" boards

Leah F. Belsky

Chief Enterprise Officer & Senior Vice President

Leah F. Belsky's LinkedIn

Prior to joining Coursera, Leah was a Senior Executive at Kaltura, an Intel Capital funded video technology company. She led the company from $1 million to $50+ million in revenue, overseeing Kaltura's 160 person global customer growth, operations, professional services teams, launching Kaltura's education business and European operations, and driving key parts of the product and business vision. Leah began her career at the World Bank and National Institutes of Health, served on President Obama's Technology Policy Committee, and remains a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. She also sits on the Boards of Engine Advocacy and Public Knowledge, leading technology and startup policy organizations that promote freedom of expression, innovation, and access to knowledge. Leah is a graduate of Yale Law School and received her undergraduate degree from Brown University.

Shravan K. Goli

Chief Product Officer and Head of Consumer Revenue

Shravan K. Goli's LinkedIn

Results-driven executive as a CEO, President, & GM with 20+ year career creating/scaling new or existing businesses. Hands-on operational P/L expertise, innovative product/venture development, growth marketing, BD, M&A, and financial acumen to deliver multi million-dollar revenues for high-growth organizations.

Proven success growing B2C online services/market places, ecommerce, digital media, mobile, big data B2B SaaS products, and social media services at DHI, IAC, Slide, Yahoo & Microsoft - from incubation to launch and resulting in high audience growth and revenues.

* Built multi-million dollar businesses in a broad spectrum of areas over 20 years: media (Dictionary.com, Yahoo!, MSN), ecommerce/online subscription based market places (Dice, Microsoft bCentral), big data SaaS products (getTalent, OpenWeb), mobile (Dictionary.com, Dice), Private Equity, and social gaming/apps/networking (Dice OpenWeb, Slide, Corners.in).

* Seasoned leadership/Org management skills - passionate about thrilling customers, shaping great companies, and having fun along the way. I have led both small and large groups with complex matrix structures to success - built teams and attracted senior leaders from across the company and competitors.

* Engaged executives at all levels (internal, external, & boards - C-Staff, Barry Diller at IAC, at Microsoft incl. Bill Gates, & at Yahoo incl. Jerry Yang) as well as influential industry experts and analysts; regular speaker/moderator at conferences and events.

Anne Tuttle Cappel

Secretary, General Counsel & Senior Vice President

Anne Tuttle Cappel's LinkedIn

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Andrew Y. Ng

Chair of The Board and Co-Founder

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Daphne Koller

Co-Founder

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Jeffrey Nacey Maggioncalda

CEO

Jeffrey Nacey Maggioncalda's LinkedIn

Jeff Maggioncalda is the chief executive officer of Coursera. Maggioncalda graduated from Stanford with a MBA in 1996. He then worked for Financial Engines and was instrumental in the company going public in 2010. He was recruited in 2017 to replace Rick Levin as CEO of Coursera.

Andrew Y. Ng

Chair of The Board and Co-Founder

Andrew Y. Ng's LinkedIn

Kimberly A. Caldbeck

Chief Marketing Officer

Kimberly A. Caldbeck's LinkedIn

Kim Caldbeck is the Chief Marketing Officer at Coursera, a position she has held since June of 2018. Kim joined Coursera in April of 2015.

Prior to Coursera, Kim was on the Brand and Integrated Marketing at Facebook.

Richard J. Jacquet

Chief People Officer & Senior Vice President

Richard J. Jacquet's LinkedIn

Rich Jacquet is Coursera’s Chief People Officer. Prior to joining Coursera in 2019, Rich was the Chief People Officer at Gigamon, a network security company with approximately $350 million in revenues. While shaping Gigamon’s culture and employee experiences, he helped take the company public and scale the team to over 800+ people. Rich has also held significant leadership positions at Yahoo!, eBay, Packeteer and Bay Networks. He has an MBA in Organizational Studies from Notre Dame de Namur University and earned his BS in Business from California State University at Chico.

Betty M. Vandenbosch

Chief Content Officer & Senior Vice President

Betty M. Vandenbosch's LinkedIn

Dr. Betty Vandenbosch is Chief Content Officer at Coursera, where she oversees the company’s content and credential strategy and partner relationships. Before joining Coursera, Betty was chancellor of Purdue University Global, an institution resulting from Purdue University’s 2018 acquisition of Kaplan University. At Purdue, Betty oversaw academics for more than 32,000 students -- most of whom earned their degrees online. Before that, Betty held a number of leadership positions at Kaplan University and served as associate dean and associate professor at the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University. Throughout her career, Betty has won several awards in teaching and research. She earned her PhD in Management Information Systems and MBA from Western University in Ontario, Canada.

Kenneth R. Hahn

Chief Financial Officer

Kenneth R. Hahn's LinkedIn

Experienced, credentialed technology executive and Chief Financial Officer, who has led three successful IPOs as CFO. Software/SaaS and Consumer Internet sector industry expertise. Fifteen years as CFO of four billion-dollar market cap public companies. Operational and growth focused: early stage private through public company. Strategic in resource allocation to enable growth and maximize equity value. Top-tier strategy consulting and public accounting services foundational background. • Extensive CFO and public market technology company experience, including: - CFO of four public companies, all $1B+ market cap - Led three IPOs as CFO, initial market caps of $750M, $1.5B and $7.4B - Broad understanding of public company nuances and structuring pre-IPO for transition to public company - Strategic and operationally focused - Equity value driven: advocate of growth initiatives supported through economic models and metrics to ramp - M&A expertise, both buyside and sellside (sellside: one public, one private) - Seasoned investor relations executive: public investor / analyst / Wall Street - Raised multi hundred $M credit facilities - Large private company venture rounds ($465M) - SEC / SOX / regulatory / governance / Board expertise• Operating experience as EVP & COO of a $325M internet company, reinvigorating growth for the verticals for which I was GM• Significant international experience, including entity formation, tax structuring and operations • Professional services background over eight years with top-tier firms, providing rigorous analytical and financial frameworks: strategy consulting and public accounting (Boston Consulting Group and PwC)• Board of directors support and participation, inclusive of audit and comp committee support, over 20 years . . . all with "grade A" boards

Leah F. Belsky

Chief Enterprise Officer & Senior Vice President

Leah F. Belsky's LinkedIn

Prior to joining Coursera, Leah was a Senior Executive at Kaltura, an Intel Capital funded video technology company. She led the company from $1 million to $50+ million in revenue, overseeing Kaltura's 160 person global customer growth, operations, professional services teams, launching Kaltura's education business and European operations, and driving key parts of the product and business vision. Leah began her career at the World Bank and National Institutes of Health, served on President Obama's Technology Policy Committee, and remains a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. She also sits on the Boards of Engine Advocacy and Public Knowledge, leading technology and startup policy organizations that promote freedom of expression, innovation, and access to knowledge. Leah is a graduate of Yale Law School and received her undergraduate degree from Brown University.

Shravan K. Goli

Chief Product Officer and Head of Consumer Revenue

Shravan K. Goli's LinkedIn

Results-driven executive as a CEO, President, & GM with 20+ year career creating/scaling new or existing businesses. Hands-on operational P/L expertise, innovative product/venture development, growth marketing, BD, M&A, and financial acumen to deliver multi million-dollar revenues for high-growth organizations.

Proven success growing B2C online services/market places, ecommerce, digital media, mobile, big data B2B SaaS products, and social media services at DHI, IAC, Slide, Yahoo & Microsoft - from incubation to launch and resulting in high audience growth and revenues.

* Built multi-million dollar businesses in a broad spectrum of areas over 20 years: media (Dictionary.com, Yahoo!, MSN), ecommerce/online subscription based market places (Dice, Microsoft bCentral), big data SaaS products (getTalent, OpenWeb), mobile (Dictionary.com, Dice), Private Equity, and social gaming/apps/networking (Dice OpenWeb, Slide, Corners.in).

* Seasoned leadership/Org management skills - passionate about thrilling customers, shaping great companies, and having fun along the way. I have led both small and large groups with complex matrix structures to success - built teams and attracted senior leaders from across the company and competitors.

* Engaged executives at all levels (internal, external, & boards - C-Staff, Barry Diller at IAC, at Microsoft incl. Bill Gates, & at Yahoo incl. Jerry Yang) as well as influential industry experts and analysts; regular speaker/moderator at conferences and events.

Anne Tuttle Cappel

Secretary, General Counsel & Senior Vice President

Anne Tuttle Cappel's LinkedIn

John L Doerr

Board Member

Coursera leadership demographics

Coursera gender distribution in management team

  • The Coursera executive team is 46% female and 54% male.
  • Coursera is 33% female and 67% male company-wide.
Male
Male
54%
Company-wide: 67%
Female
Female
46%
Company-wide: 33%

Coursera executives by race

Management Team:
  • The most common ethnicity among Coursera executive officers is White.
  • 53% of the management team is White.
  • 20% of Coursera's management is Asian.
  • 17% of the management team is Hispanic or Latino.
Company-wide:
  • White is the most common ethnicity company-wide.
  • 47% of employees are White.
  • 24% of employees are Asian.
  • 16% of employees are Hispanic or Latino.
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