Joseph Nettikaden

Chief Information Officer at ESOL Education

Speaker

Dr. Nettikaden is responsible for setting the technologyvision and strategy for Esol Education. He oversees theintegration of technology into Esol's schools' curricula,with a strong focus on the administration, operations andimplementation of technology programs. As part of hismandate, Dr. Nettikaden also explores new, innovativetechnologies to enhance teaching and learning at all EsolEducation schools. He oversees the technology departments at all of Esol's schools,which strive to provide an exceptional user experience to students and teachers, by takingadvantage of organizational synergies and the standardization of operational processes.Prior to joining Esol Education, Dr. Nettikaden was Vice President for Information for amarket research company focusing on qualitative research. He was instrumental inproviding a common technology services platform and integrated services model forstandardizing technology operations at Fieldwork Inc. Prior to this, he has played key rolesat leading software companies (Infor and CA), in the implementation of customerrelationship management software and web-based technologies.His educational qualifications include a Doctor of Education from Rossier School ofEducation, University of Southern California, MBA from Northern Illinois University and MSin Information Technology from Northwestern University. Apart from spending time withhis family, he is passionate about new technologies and understanding the impact ofthese technologies on the daily lives of people.