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Karen Ferguson, Ph.D.

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Chief Transformation Officer at Education Affiliates
📍 Westfield, Indiana, United States

Dr. Karen Ferguson is a higher education executive and EdTech innovator focused on student success and transforming access for non-traditional learners. People who have worked with her describe her as an innovative, strategic, and dedicated leader. She holds a Ph. D. from the University of Louisville and has completed executive education programs.

As a non-traditional student and military veteran herself, Karen is personally dedicated to improving academic outcomes for adult, military, and other modern learners. She is a passionate advocate for validating students life and work experience to reduce the time and cost of degree completion.

She co-founded an Education Assessment System to streamline the process of awarding college credit for prior learning experience.

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Experience
30 Years
Current Role
Chief Transformation Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Westfield, Indiana, United States
Personality Overview

How Karen shows up

Hard To Convince
Demanding
Upfront

They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully. They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles. They care equally about the product and its potential impact.

Priorities

Topics Karen cares about

Prior Learning Assessment
A passionate advocate and innovator in PLA, she co-founded a company to help students get credit for life/work experience and reduce the cost and time to graduate.
AI in Education
She actively discusses the implementation of AI for student-centered design and mastery-based learning, while also considering its potential negative effects on student recall and brain activity.
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Career

Work history

11-2022
Chief Transformation Officer
Education Affiliates
5-2022 - 10-2022
Interim President
Salem University
10-2020
Co-Founder
Education Assessment System
10-2020 - 5-2022
Provost and VP
Salem University
10-2020 - 10-2021
Advisory Board
UPCEA, National Council for Online Education
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2019 - 2019
Executive Education
The Wharton School
2018 - 2018
Driving Value Through Business Acumen
INSEAD
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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