Karla Fisher

Karla Fisher is the SVP for Partnerships and Client Experience at Canyon GBS, an Arizona-based technology company building AI-powered solutions to help colleges and universities deliver better experiences and results. After a decade in the corporate world, she began 20+ years in higher education at Salt Lake Community College, going on to serve as a national community college research fellow at UT Austin; VP of Academics/Interim President at Butler Community College; Chancellor of ASU-Beebe; and Provost of the Maricopa Community College District. Karla served as Chief Industry Advisor for Education for Qualtrics, was named the NCIA 2015 Chief Academic Officer of the Year and is an Aspen Presidential Fellow. She holds a Ph.D. in Administration and an M.A. in Communication.