Who We Are
About us
01 - Founders
Meet the founders
Kathleen Humel
CEO
Thomas Rignola
COO
Our values
We are social learners
We are learning together. We empower and inspire our students, our partners, and ourselves to grow through the power of lifelong learning. We are the best in our field.
We are experimental
Our innovation is led by data, curiosity, and the occasional happy accident. We create an uplifting environment where we learn from our failures and celebrate our successes.
We are transformative
We see no limits to what we can achieve by harnessing our individual and collective strengths. We are changing the world with our ideas, insights, and unique perspectives.
We are purposeful
We work hard to succeed because we’re so invested in our shared purpose. As we grow, so does our opportunity to make a long-term difference in the lives of millions around the world.
02 - Our partners
We partner with organizations around the world
GEC regularly collaborates with many different types of organizations around the world - academic institutions (from large research universities to polytechnics and liberal arts colleges), non-profit institutions, national governments, non-governmental organizations, and multinational corporations.