Robert Iskander – K12LEADERS

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Areas of Expertise and Interest

Experience	Adult, Career, and Technical Education, Career and Vocational Education, Education Technology
Areas of Interest and Development	Adult, Career, and Technical Education, Board Management and Community Relations, Career and Vocational Education, Curriculum and Instruction, Education Policy, Education Technology, Guidance and College Preparation, School Leadership, Special Education, Student Behavior, Student Health and Wellness, Teacher Education
What would you like to offer this community?	Collaboration on a Project, Key note or Public Speaking, Leadership Development/Mentoring, Participationin Cohorts and Working Groups, Pro-bono Consulting
What could we all do for you?	Pro-bono Consulting, Paid Consulting, Collaboration on a Project
About Me	I am a serial entrepreneur and a corporate leader with many years of experience in Information Technology, strategic planning and innovation. As a global business transformation leader passionate about leveraging technology to improve the quality of life for all, I am focussed on K-12 education and Career Readiness. I am the Chairman and CEO of GG4L (Global Grid for Learning, PBC) a social impact company focusing on education transformation and school to career student journey. My leadership experience includes M&A, strategic business planning, operations, technology infrastructure, product roadmaps, B2B business development, ecosystems, acquisitions, synergy modeling, rollups, due-diligence, global markets, investments and cultural transformation. Prior to GG4L, I was Executive Vice President & General Manager at West Corporation (2014-2017) acquired by Apollo Global. He helped West execute an aggressive roll-up strategy by acquiring 3 companies, within 3 years, under SchoolMessenger, creating one of the largest and most profitable K-12 EdTech companies in North America, serving over 63,000 schools and 100 million end-users (parents, students and teachers combined).