ETS CEO, Amit Sevak on The Present and Future of Assessment

As President and CEO of ETS, Amit Sevak leads the largest private
educational assessment organization in the world, delivering
products and services across 200 countries, serving tens of
millions of people each year. Sevak has been a driving force in
education, learning and workforce development around the globe.
He has led the University of Europe in Madrid in Spain, INTI
International University in Malaysia and Universidad Tecnológica
de México (UNITEC) in Mexico.  His transformational style of
leadership consistently led to innovation, better learning and
improved job prospects for hundreds of thousands of students and
workers. Sevak has long been a coach for edtech CEOs. He has
served on numerous nonprofit boards, including Cambiar Education,
CitiBridge and Education Design Lab. In 2017, he founded Mindset
Global, an education investment firm. His early career included
roles as a researcher, professor and advisor. Sevak graduated
with a bachelor’s and master’s degree from the University of
Chicago and earned his master’s in business administration (MBA)
from Harvard Business School. He is a regular speaker on the
future of education and work, educational measurement and civic
engagement. He is married with three kids and splits his time
between Princeton, New Jersey and the Washington, D.C.
area. 


As the world's largest private educational testing and
measurement organization, ETS builds assessments based on
rigorous research and an uncompromising commitment to quality.
Each year, the organization develops, administers and scores more
than 50 million tests in more than 180 countries at more than
9,000 locations. With a mission to advance quality and equity in
education, ETS delivers groundbreaking research and learning
solutions to help students, educators, schools, businesses and
governments on their journey to what’s possible.


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