How is AI changing Coursera and education? In conversation with Coursera CEO Jeff Maggioncalda

June 14, 2024

In this exciting new episode, Shripati Acharya spoke to Jeff Maggioncalda, CEO of Coursera.  @coursera is the world's leading online education company with 148 million registered learners globally, 7000+ courses from the top 325+ universities and companies. 

Jeff Maggioncalda joined Coursera as CEO in June 2017, he previously served for 18 years as the founding CEO at Financial Engines Inc., a company co-founded by economist and Nobel Prize winner William Sharpe. Financial Engines grew rapidly under Jeff's leadership, providing high-quality online investment advice that has helped millions of people save and prepare for retirement. 

Jeff has also worked as a consultant at McKinsey & Company and Cornerstone Research, and serves as a director of SVB Financial Group. He holds an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a Bachelor's degree in Economics and English from Stanford University.

In this conversation, Jeff addresses three primary topics:

  1. How GenAI and Coursera will transform education?
  2. Future of Work and Education 
  3. The India Opportunity

Listen/watch the podcast to learn more about:

0:00 - AI Integration in Coursera Education

11:32 - Changing Role of Universities in Education

20:22 - Industry Micro-Credentials in Education

24:13 - Future Skills for Workforce and Education

34:53 - Future Business With Generative AI

42:46 - India is the Future Workforce of the World!

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