Coronavirus Spurs Interest in Growth

Employers may be comforted by the news that some workers have sought to improve their focus and change management capabilities, among other skills, in response to the pandemic. After all, employers and other stakeholders had a similar reaction; Training initiatives were among the earlier responses to the novel coronavirus. Maine Gov. Janet Mills signed an executive order in late March that allowed for greater flexibility to train workers online for critical jobs “such as medical assisting and pharmaceutical technicians.” And as employer after employer sent workers home to telework, organizations like CompTIA made related e-learning courses free.
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Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board
Scott serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of NovoEd, which was acquired by Devonshire in October 2018. He also leads the education technology team for Devonshire Investors, the private investment arm of Fidelity. Before joining Devonshire in 2017, Scott was the president of Capella University, and has served as the chief executive of three other technology services businesses since the late 1990s. Scott is passionate about the potential for innovation and technology to aid the transformation of learning at all levels, particularly for the enterprise and the mid-career learner.
In addition to the field of education technology, Scott enjoys history, photography, and Nordic ski racing. Scott holds a B.A. in geology from Dartmouth College and an MBA from Stanford University.