Vishal Makhijani

Chief Operating Officer

2024 - Current

Investor, Member of Board of Directors

2020

Advisor

2008

Advised on business development and product strategy

Chief Operating Officer, President & CTO - Interim

2022 - 2023

CEO/COO/Board member/Advisor high growth. Taking a break

2022 - 2022

President & COO

2019 - 2022

Board Member

2012 - 2019

Investor and board member - Advisor to founder/CEO - Design and product consultant - Product strategy

CEO

2016 - 2018

Udacity is a proven leader in online education. Udacity is disrupting the world of higher learning by delivering global access to a cutting-edge, high-quality education at a fraction of the cost of traditional higher learning. Udacity pioneered Nanodegrees which are fast becoming the new credential signalling to employers and technology workers that the holder has cutting edge skills in high-demand categories. I joined the company as COO in early 2013. The company had no revenues and no consumer traction. In the next 5 years, we introduced OVER 30 Nanodegree programs, scaled bookings to a $100 million run rate, launched operations in 5 major international markets and raised $130 million from brand name venture capital firms.

President, Chief Operating Officer & Board Member

2013 - 2016

Advisor & Investor

2012 - 2018

- Fund raising - Business and product strategy - Counsel to founders/CEO

Advisor

2012 - 2014

Product and Corporate advisor