Dr. Gregg Collins, Ph.D.
Vice President, Instructional Design
Gregg Collins is the head of instructional design for NIIT worldwide. He received
his Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence from Yale University in 1986, specializing
in theories of human learning. Dr. Collins was an assistant professor of computer
science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from 1986-1989, and at
Northwestern University from 1989-1996. He was a member of the core faculty of the
Institute for the Learning Sciences (ILS) at Northwestern, which was founded in
1989 through a $30 million grant from Accenture to study the use of new technologies
to improve pedagogical effectiveness.
Dr. Collins was one of the authors of Northwestern's graduate program in instructional
design, and played a key role in the seminal research carried out at ILS. He was
a co-founder of Cognitive Arts Corporation, which was incorporated in 1995 to commercialize
ILS. Dr. Collins became head of instructional design for Cognitive Arts in 1996,
and subsequently for NIIT Limited when it acquired Cognitive Arts in 2002.
During this time, instructional designs created under Dr. Collins's leadership have
won numerous international awards, and Cognitive Arts has consistently been recognized
as a pioneer and leader in the effective use of technology to support pedagogy.
Dr. Collins has published numerous articles in international journals and industry
publications, and has spoken at a variety of conferences and seminars on education.
Dr. Chip Cleary, Ph.D.
Vice President, Advisory Services
Dr. Chip Cleary leads the Advisory Services practice for NIIT worldwide, including
CognitiveArts and NIIT. He works with clients to help them define and
implement learning strategies that maximize the impact of their investments in learning.
He has worked with clients across a broad range of industries, including financial
services, technology original equipment manufacturers, professional services firms,
retailers, manufacturing organizations, and trade associations. Cleary speaks regularly
at industry events and holds a Ph.D. from Northwestern University's Institute for
the Learning Sciences, an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago, and a B.S.E.E.
from Yale University.
Ganesh Krishnamurthy
Vice President, Learning Content
Ganesh Krishnamurthy has over two decades of experience in the IT industry with
a large majority of that in core education and training areas. He is currently employed
with NIIT Limited where he is the Vice President for NIIT's Learning Content business.
He manages a team of over 300 instructional and visual designers, project managers
and learning consultants, who produce over a thousand hours of learning content
annually, to global customers across multiple domains. In his past roles he has
led a team of education technology professionals with specialization in learning
management & content management applications. He has also managed a large channel
of education partners, focusing on both their business and technical growth.