Chip Paucek new CEO of 2tor – John Katzman becomes Executive Chairman

2tor - Great Universities Unleashed

EDUKWEST has learnt that as with today Chip Paucek takes over the position as Chief Executive Officer at 2tor.

Paucek who is one of the three co-founders has been serving as President and COO of the company since its founding.

Founding CEO John Katzman will continue to serve the company as Executive Chairman.
Paucek is experienced in the CEO’s seat as prior to 2tor he served as CEO of Hooked on Phonics. Under his serving the company achieved nationwide retail presence in the US.

The switch comes as a consequence of 2tor’s “explosive growth” as Katzman states.

The new CEO says: “I’m ecstatic and humbled to lead 2tor at this exciting time, both for this intense growth period for the company and higher education globally”.

2tor partners with selected universities in different verticals and provides them with the web technologies, infrastructural support and capital to build first class online learning experiences. The company has been founded in 2008 and is one of the best funded startups in education today.

You can watch our EDUKWEST interview with Jeremy Johnson, co-founder and CMO of 2tor to learn more about the way 2tor selects its partners and how they work together below.

vodburner600x40

Subscribe to review:ed Subscribe to EDUKWEST Video via RSS Subscribe to EDUKWEST Audio via RSS
Subscribe to EDUKWEST Audio via iTunes
Download Episode Download Episode Video Download Episode Audio

If you enjoyed this post, subscribe to the free EDUKWEST Newsletter and get updates via email.

With the subscription to the EDUKWEST Newsletter you will get
  • early access to upcoming interviews
  • news updates and reports
  • job listings in education 2.0
  • other exclusive perks

Your Email Address:

We respect your privacy and hate spam as much as you do. EDUKWEST will never sell, reveal or trade your email address.

About Kirsten Winkler

Kirsten Winkler is the founder and editor of EDUKWEST. She writes about Social Media, Digital Society and Startups at KirstenWinkler.com and the future of learning at Disrupt Education. She is the organizer of the This Week in Startups Paris Meetup, adviser at GrayMatter Foundation and a consultant to startups in education 2.0 at WinklerMedia. You can follow her on Twitter, Facebook or Google+