SAN DIEGO, March 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Bridgepoint
Education announced today that it has appointed Umang Jain to the position of Chief Technology
Officer. Jain will provide technology vision and leadership in the
development and implementation of the company's IT program as it
pivots toward education technology services. He reports to Chief
Executive Officer Andrew Clark.
"Umang's experience modernizing IT programs and leading agile
transformations for large companies to support key initiatives will
be a great asset to Bridgepoint," said Andrew Clark, Chief Executive Officer. "We look
forward to leveraging both his big-picture, strategic approach and
his focus on users to enhance our products and services as we
re-engineer the modern student experience with innovative
solutions."
Prior to joining Bridgepoint, Jain served as Chief Information
Officer for Hill Physicians Medical Group, where he successfully
drove the digital transformation of the company by leading its
virtual care program, implemented Workday for HR and Finance
functions, and modernized its data and data integration
infrastructure. Before Hill, he held several positions with
increasing responsibility at Blue Shield of California where he worked for almost a
decade. While there, he helped replace multiple legacy applications
and implemented cloud applications like Salesforce, led the agile
transformation for better and faster time to market for the
technology solutions, and built 21st century data
integration capabilities. His career positions also include working
in the technology integration practice at Deloitte Consulting. In
addition, he founded Bright Start, an angel investment group that
funds and mentors early-stage startups in the education space to
help them grow.
Jain holds an MBA from the University of
California at Berkeley's Walter A.
Haas School of Business and a bachelor's degree in
technology from the Indian Institute of
Technology, Delhi,
India.
About Bridgepoint Education
Bridgepoint Education,
Inc. (NYSE:BPI) harnesses the latest technology to reimagine the
modern student experience through programs, technologies, and
resources representing a unique model for advancing education in
the 21st century. Bridgepoint stands for greater access, social
learning, and exposure to leading minds. For more information,
visit www.bridgepointeducation.com or
www.facebook.com/BridgepointEducation.
CONTACT: Lauren Coartney
858.513.9240
x11636 • Lauren.Coartney@bpiedu.com
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