Who We Are

About us

GEC is a collaborative community of higher education leaders and innovators, dedicated to advancing quality digital teaching and learning experiences designed to reach and engage the modern learner – anyone, anywhere, anytime.

01 - Founders

Meet the founders

Edwin van Rest

Co-Founder & CEO

Emily Roberts

Chief technology officer (CTO)

Benjamin Mitchell

Chief academic officer (CAO)

Sophia Adams

Co-Founder & Creative director

Our values

We are social learners

We are learning together. We empower and inspire our students, our partners, and ourselves to grow through the power of lifelong learning. We are the best in our field.

We are transformative

We see no limits to what we can achieve by harnessing our individual and collective strengths. We are changing the world with our ideas, insights, and unique perspectives.

We are experimental

Our innovation is led by data, curiosity, and the occasional happy accident. We create an uplifting environment where we learn from our failures and celebrate our successes.

We are purposeful

We work hard to succeed because we’re so invested in our shared purpose. As we grow, so does our opportunity to make a long-term difference in the lives of millions around the world.

02 - Our partners

We partner with organizations around the world

GEC regularly collaborates with many different types of organizations around the world - academic institutions (from large research universities to polytechnics and liberal arts colleges), non-profit institutions, national governments, non-governmental organizations, and multinational corporations.