Khan Academy CEO and leadership

Kristen DiCerbo, Ph.D. is the chief learning officer at Khan Academy. In this role, she is responsible for driving and communicating our instructional and pedagogical strategy for Khan Academy’s learning programs, content, and product to improve student and teacher engagement and outcomes. She ensures pedagogical coherence of our overall offering and ensures a research-informed design across product, content, and programs.

Prior to coming to Khan Academy, Kristen was the vice-president of learning research and design at Pearson. Throughout her career she has focused on conducting and embedding learning science research into digital learning experiences, including work with the Cisco Networking Academy. She also served as a school psychologist in an Arizona school district.

Kristen has a B.A. in psychology and sociology from Hamilton College and an M.Ed. and Ph.D. in educational psychology from Arizona State University.

Vicki Zubovic is the vice president of philanthropy. She is responsible for identifying and managing donor relationships as well as overseeing the structure, processes, and systems required to support a comprehensive development program that secures Khan Academy’s philanthropic revenue, which ultimately fuels the organization’s operations and impact.

Vicki has more than 27 years of experience in the nonprofit sector. Prior to joining Khan Academy, Vicki spent 11 years at KIPP NYC, where she was chief of external affairs and managing director of development. In that role, she led the fundraising, public relations, parent engagement, and advocacy work that supported KIPP NYC public charter schools. Before joining KIPP NYC, she served as the director of development and external affairs at The Boys’ Club of New York for six years. Prior to The Boys’ Club of New York, she raised funds as the director of development and government relations at the Women's Prison Association for seven years. She serves on the boards of Eagle Academy Foundation and New Heights Youth, Inc. and is the co-secretary of her block association in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn. Vicki is a graduate of the University of Sydney and the William Alanson White Institute.