Ed Sattar
Chairman Ed Tech Ventures
Ed Sattar | Chairman EdTech Ventures
Sattar has invested 20 years in the elearning industry and made significant contributions across multiple industries. His experiences include extensive research and consulting to convert training into high impact personalize learning experience for a modern learner. He innovated how to deliver compliance training through a learning management system without comprising learner retention. Most recently , he has developed a unique proprietary Instructional Delivery Methodology called QS Learn and embedded into industry first cognitive learning platform CLIPP which is based on artificial intelligence. During his tenure, he has identified key criteria and e-learning compliance standards that are currently being published and implemented.
Ed Sattar has been nominated for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award three times and was among the top seven finalists in 2009. He has appeared on the Deloitte Fast 50 as the leader of the 6th fastest growing company in Texas , was awarded the economic engine award by Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce Award, ranked 31st among the top 50 CEO for SMB by USA Today on August 2019 , nominated as the best CEO 2019 by ABJ , was featured in CEO Monthly and got the companies listed in Inc 5000 several times as one of the fastest growing companies under his leadership.
Ed studied Electrical Engineering and Finance at the University of Texas at Austin.
Specialties: Start-up Business, Business Model Optimization, Product Strategy, Creating Value and Staging Businesses For Acquisition
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