S1 E2 | Breaking Down Barriers Through Verified Digital Records – with Manoj Kutty

Todd Zipper, EVP and GM of Wiley University Services and Talent Development, welcomes Manoj Kutty, CEO and Founder of GreenLight Credentials. Todd and Manoj discuss how GreenLight is putting the student first and setting them up for future success through the secure storage and sharing of lifelong verified credentials. Topics Discussed:•The growing need for verifiable digital records of lifelong learning•How blockchain technology can secure student records•The appetite for a common language when evaluating credentials versus degrees•An employer’s role in the accelerating trend of verified digital credentials•COVID-19’s impact on the adoption of this technologyGuest BioManoj Kutty is the Founder/CEO of GreenLight Credentials and a leader in ed tech for the past 28 years. He founded LoudCloud Systems in 2010, a competency-based learning platform with clients in North America, Australia, and India. In 2016, LoudCloud was sold to Barnes and Noble Education. Kutty then served on the leadership team to transition and integrate LoudCloud into the digital business. From 1993-2010 he was the President of Tata Interactive Systems, one of the world’s largest developers of custom e-learning products and services. He serves on several Boards, including the Dallas Education Foundation and the Center of Brain Health at UT Dallas.