Matthew Pittinsky

Matthew Pittinsky, Ph.D. is an education technology entrepreneur, investor, and board member. He is the incoming Executive Chairman of Blackboard, which he co-founded and where he previously served as CEO and Executive Chairman.  Prior to Blackboard, Matthew served as CEO of Parchment.  Matthew currently serves on the Boards of ACT, American University, Intellispark, New Classrooms, and VitalSource. Elected in November 2024, Matthew is also one of five members of the Scottsdale Unified School District Governing Board (AZ). Between Blackboard and Parchment, Matthew earned his Ph.D. and in 2009 joined the sociology faculty at Arizona State University (ASU) as a tenure-track assistant professor. Matthew remains a non-tenure-track visiting scholar of sociology. In 2012 the Teachers College at Columbia University awarded Matthew with The President's Medal of Excellence to recognize his impact and innovation in the field of education technology and entrepreneurship. In 2000 he was named a Kilby Laureate. Matthew is a frequent speaker and writer on topics related to education technology and entrepreneurship. He is the editor of The Wired Tower (Prentice-Hall Financial Times). Matthew previously served on the Boards of Instructure, Parchment LLC, CampusLogic, High Meadows Graduate School of Teaching and Learning, The Institute for Citizens & Scholars, Picmonic, and Blackboard (NASDAQ,BBBB). Matthew holds a B.S. in Political Science from American University, Ed.M. in Education Policy from Harvard University Graduate School of Education and a Ph.D. in Sociology of Education from Teachers College, Columbia University.  His writings and podcasts can be found at matthewpittinsky.com.