Meet some of the leaders of Parchment.

Sean is the Vice President of Enablement and Operations and is tasked with managing the Solutions Engineering team, the Sales Development team along with a wide variety of market facing software tools that Parchment utilizes. Sean has been working in Ed Tech for over 20 years with extensive experience in primarily developing and managing sales operations; he’s focused his career on working with start-up software companies to scale their sales teams, establish operational structures, and increase brand recognition and revenue long-term. Sean has been with Parchment for over 11 years and prior to that was the VP of Sales at Starfish Retention Solutions (acquired by Hobsons). He lives in Boulder CO and loves getting outdoors and going on hikes with his dog, Benny. Sean also moonlights as Parchment’s in-house DJ.

As Chief Marketing Officer of Parchment, Negin leads the global marketing strategy to drive revenue growth through brand positioning, demand generation, product marketing, content, and events. Prior to Parchment, Negin held positions as AVP of Marketing at Cornerstone, a talent management SaaS organization, and as VP of Product Strategy and Growth at the Apollo Education Group.

Like you, Kevin Martin believes that education matters and transforms lives for the better. As a first-generation and international college student from Canada, Kevin pursued B.A. from Calvin College and went on to earn an M.B.A. from Michigan State University. As a father of three wonderful children, and volunteer youth athletics coach, Kevin is eager for opportunities great and small to make a positive impact on the lives of learners young and old.

As Chief Growth Officer at Parchment, Kevin pursues Parchment’s mission to help turn credentials into opportunities with each of the Parchies in the Markets Division. Alongside those talented and committed Parchies, Kevin spends his time bringing Parchment’s solutions and services to the partners, institutions, staff, and learners that Parchment serves in the K12, Higher Education, Workforce, and International sectors. Ultimately, Kevin wants the lives of Parchies and those we serve to be better off, in part, because of the work that we get to be a part of at Parchment.

Matthew Pittinsky, Ph.D. is the CEO of Parchment and co-founder and former CEO and Executive Chairman of Blackboard Inc.  He currently serves on the Boards of American University, New Classrooms, and Parchment, and previously served on the Boards of Blackboard, CampusLogic, High Meadows Graduate School of Teaching and Learning, The Institute for Citizens & Scholars, and Picmonic.

Between Blackboard and Parchment, Matthew earned his Ph.D. and in 2009 joined the sociology faculty at Arizona State University (ASU) as a tenure-track assistant professor, where he specialized in economic sociology, sociology of education and social network analysis. He taught undergraduate classes in Research Methods and Sociology of Education.  Matthew remains a non tenure-track visiting scholar of sociology at ASU.

In 2012 the Teachers College at Columbia University awarded Matthew with The President’s Medal of Excellence to recognize his impact and innovation in the field of education technology and entrepreneurship. In 2000 he was named a Kilby Laureate.  Matthew is a frequent speaker and writer on topics related to education technology and entrepreneurship. He is the editor of The Wired Tower (Prentice-Hall Financial Times).

Matthew holds a B.S. in Political Science from American University, Ed.M. in Education Policy from Harvard University Graduate School of Education and a Ph.D. in Sociology of Education from Teachers College, Columbia University.

Jerome has 25+ years of experience as a technology leader in the EdTech, FinTech, and E-commerce industries. Jerome also serves on the advisory board supporting the Inner-City Computer Stars Foundation in their mission to find, train, and place underserved adults in technology careers and civic leadership positions.

Prior to joining Parchment, he was the Global CTO of Accuity, a financial services division of LexisNexis Risk Solutions. He has held roles from software engineer through executive leadership and has experience working in startups through global enterprises.

Jason Weaver joined Parchment in 2010 and currently leads the product and design teams in his role of Executive Vice President, Product.

Jason is responsible for leading the team defining Parchment’s growth and product strategy, roadmap, solution design, partnerships, and data standards engagement — all through the lens of emphasizing simplicity, building common understanding, and continuous improvement.

Jen is the Executive Vice President of Member Services, focused on ensuring that Parchment’s Members receive the support, guidance, and assistance needed to meet their unique and individual needs.

Jen has worked on the challenges associated with the ever-evolving higher ed and ed tech landscapes, beginning with over a decade at Perdoceo Education Corporation (formerly Career Education Corporation), a leading provider of proprietary, online higher education. There she started as an admissions advisor and grew to lead the operations within admissions, student management, student affairs, and career services. More recently, Jen was Director of Client Success at Realizeit, where she guided faculty and administrators through the implementation and large-scale rollout of adaptive learning software to pursue improved student success metrics.