Dr. Robert Mendenhall

Mendenhall served as president of WGU for sixteen years beginning in 1999, when WGU enrolled its first students.  Prior to WGU, Mendenhall was general manager of IBM's K-12 education division and then founder, president, and CEO of Wicat Systems, a leading provider of computer-based curriculum. He is also a former member of the Board of the Department of Business and Economic Development for the State of Utah.