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| Jason Alderman |
Jason Alderman has been named senior VP-global communications and government relations at BYJU’s, the fast-growing Bangalore, India-based education technology company.
He has served as chief communications officer at FAST fintech company, CCO at Clover Health, senior VP-corporate communications at DraftKings, VP-corporate communications at KinderCare and VP-global corporate communications at Visa.
BYJU’s has more than 150M learners on its platform.
It acquired U.S.-based Epic and Tynker last year, and Osmo in 2019.
The company also partnered with Disney on an interactive early-learning app, and recently committed to investing $1 billion in North America over the next couple of years, as well as launched an innovation hub in the U.S.
BYJU’s counts the Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative, Sequoia Capital India, Tencent, Owl Ventures, Tiger Global, Bond and Silver Lake among its financial backers.
Notre Dame hires Pedro Ribeiro, who most recently served as SVP for communications and PA at the Association of American Universities, as VP for PA and communications, effective Oct. 2.
Former Brooklyn Congressman Edolphus Towns represents 2U Inc. the online higher education company that has partnered with Morehouse College on the Morehouse Online offering.
Mica Stark, chief communications officer at the University of New Hampshire, has joined Brodeur Partners to bolster the Boston-based firm’s higher education offering.
Finn Partners has signed on to provide earned media and marketing support for the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area on its 120 Initiative effort to address gun violence.
Brunswick Group has recruited Michael Schoenfeld, VP for public affairs, government relations & chief communications officer at Duke University.
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