We are a social enterprise dedicated to expanding access to education and deepening its impact for millions of learners.
Our History
Building on a commitment to educational equity.
Axim Collaborative is a joint endeavor by Harvard and MIT. It is the successor to edX, the online learning platform launched by the two universities in 2012. edX was created with the goal of increasing access to high-quality learning opportunities, advancing digital learning technologies, and enhancing teaching and learning on campus and online through research. Today, Axim and its trustees bring forth this pioneering experience in online education matched with a dedication to making a meaningful difference in post-secondary education for students everywhere.
Our mission is to make learning more accessible, more relevant, and more effective for all learners to drive strong student outcomes.
The Open edX Project
Axim Collaborative stewards the open-source Open edX project, a learner-centric, massively scalable online learning platform and community designed to provide effective and personalized digital learning experiences. The Open edX platform is available to anyone to download and deploy to deliver courses and programs of study. It is utilized by major universities, enterprises, governments, and NGOs, serving millions of students around the globe.
Senior Team
Stephanie Khurana
Chief Executive Officer
Peter Brau
Chief Financial Officer
Nell Ma’luf
General Counsel
Stephanie Miller
Vice President of Data and Impact
Philipp Schmidt
Vice President Technology Innovation
Catie Smith
Chief People and Partnerships Officer
Ed Zarecor
Vice President of Engineering
Our Board of Trustees
Vice Provost for Advances in Learning, Harvard University
Bharat Anand
Provost, MIT Co-chair, Axim Board
Cindy Barnhart
Provost, Harvard University Co-chair, Axim Board
John Manning
Dimitris Bertsimas
Vice President for Open Learning, MIT
Dean of the Faculty of Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education
Bridget Terry Long
Katie Hammer
Vice President for Finance, MIT
Alan G. Spoon
Chairman of the Board of Fortive Corporation
Executive Vice President, Harvard University
Meredith Weenick
Collaborators
Digital innovators driving education equity
Maria Anguiano
Executive Vice President Learning Enterprise, Arizona State University
Dr. Mark Sanchez
President, Office of the Superintendent, Southwestern College
Ed Smith-Lewis
Julian Thompson
Professor of Government, Deputy Vice Provost for Advances in Learning, Harvard
Director of Strategic Technology, Vice Provost for Advances in Learning, Harvard
Dustin Tingley
Zac Wang
Managing Director, The Learning Agency
Meg Benner
Marisa Bold
Head of Strategic Growth and Development, Calbright College
Cynthia Breazeal
Hao Loi, Ed.D
Jálynn Castleman-Smith
Stanley Dai
Research Analyst, MDRC
Operations Associate, MDRC
Marjorie Dorimé-Williams
Makoto Toyoda
Research Assistant, MDRC
Senior Research Associate, MDRC
Dan Feinberg
Maria Langworthy
Manager, Campus Partnerships at Open SUNY, State University of New York
Founder and Managing Partner; CampusEvolve
Vice President and Chief Information Officer; Indiana Tech
Jeff Leichty
Christopher Randles
Assistant Professor; University of Central Florida
Aisha Francis, Ph.D.
Marvin J. Loiseau, Ed.D
President and CEO; Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology
Dean of Academic Affairs; Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology
Lisa Larson, EdD
Kerry McKittrick
Senior Vice President, College Transformation; Education Design Lab
Co-Director; Harvard Project on Workforce
Harvard Kennedy School Faculty Co-Director; Harvard Project on Workforce
Joseph Fuller
David Deming
Harvard Business School Faculty Co-Director; Harvard Project on Workforce
President + CEO; Education Design Lab
Bill Hughes
Lane Glenn
President, Northern Essex Community College
Allison M. Dolan-Wilson
James Glapa-Grossklag
Director of the Open Learning Initiative (OLI), Carnegie Mellon University
Norman Bier
Charles Ansell
Vice President – Research, Policy and Advocacy, Complete College America
Vice President, Strategic and Institutional Development, Lorain County Community College
Tracy Green
Thomas Benjamin
Director, Institutional Research
Lorain County Community College
Associate Provost for Faculty Development and Digital Learning, Professor of Mathematics, University of Michigan-Dearborn
Vice Chancellor for Information Technology and Chief Strategy Officer, University of Michigan-Dearborn
Carrie Shumaker
Joan Remski, Ph.D.
Chief Impact Officer, Digital Harbor Foundation
Stacy Caldwell
Liz McCreary
President and CEO, CredLens
Vice President, Strategic Partnerships and Institutional Programs, UNCF
Dr. Amanda Washington Lockett
Dr. Valora Richardson
Strategist, UNCF Institute for Capacity Building
Senior Director, Strategy Development, UNCF Institute for Capacity Building
Director, Digital Solutions and Innovation, UNCF Institute for Capacity Building
Assistant Professor, Educational Psychology Learning Sciences, Georgia State University
Ajita Talwalker Menon
Kathryn McCarthy
President and Chief Executive Officer, Calbright College
Professor of Computer Science; Coordinator of Computer Science Program; Quinisigmond Community College
Professor of Media Arts and Sciences; MIT Dean for Digital Learning; MIT
Distinguished University Professor, George E. Smith Eminent Scholar’s Chair and Chair Computer Information Systems; Department of Computer Information Systems; Georgia State University
Arun Rai
Regents’ Professor and Howard S. Starks Distinguished Chair; Director, Center for Digital Innovation; Department of Computer Information Systems; Georgia State University
Bala Ramesh
Executive Director of Open SUNY, State University of New York
Diane Wren
Resource Management Analyst, MDRC
Kim Scalzo
Dean, Educational Technology, Learning Resources and Distance Learning, College of the Canyons
Vice-President, Institutional Advancement, Executive Director, NECC Foundation, Inc.
Senior Manager, Strategic Partnerships, Riipen
Co-Founder, VP of Experiential Learning, Riipen
Dave Savory
Mara Woody, Ed.D.
Director, External Partnerships, Partnership for Education Advancement
James Runcie
Cecilia Marshall
CEO and Co-Founder, Partnership for Education Advancement
Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Success, Virginia State University
Makola M. Abdullah, Ph.D.
Alexis J. Brooks-Walter, Ph.D.
President, Virginia State University
Dr. Marcia Ballinger
Rodney D. Hall
Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the President, Virginia State University
President, Lorain County Community College
Special Advisor to the President, Founding Executive Director of the Center for Academic Innovation Associate Vice Provost for Academic Innovation, Center for Academic Innovation, University of Michigan
Lisa Brown
Executive Director, Lorain County Community College Foundation
James DeVaney
Director of Research and Analytics, Center for Academic Innovation, University of Michigan
Senior Director of Education Technology, Center for Academic Innovation, University of Michigan
Cait Hayward, Ph.D.
Ben Hayward
Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota
Kristyn Manoukian
Program Director, Learning Agency
Dr. Caitlin Mills
Our Team
