Practera
Wes Sonnenreich has a diverse work experience spanning several industries. Wes co-founded and served as CEO of Practera, where they developed a cloud project learning platform for educators. Wes also worked at Sirius Minerals Plc. as the GM of Science, Technology and Innovation, where they identified and acquired technologies to accelerate the company's potash and salt resources. Furthermore, they directed Deloitte Australia's innovation program and was responsible for exploring and commercializing fresh ideas. Wes also founded and partnered at SageSecure LLC, where they created an information risk management service. Additionally, they founded Pharmatrak, an internet metrics tool for pharmaceutical companies, and led a team of developers and project managers. Lastly, Wes designed and operationalized the Global School District at the Academy of Applied Science, connecting students worldwide through distance education.
Wes Sonnenreich completed their Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, Music, and Management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) between 1992 and 1996. In 2001, Wes attended the Harvard Business School for the Program for Global Leadership, where they obtained an equivalent Executive Master of Business Administration (eMBA). Additionally, Wes Sonnenreich acquired an Education Technology Expert certification from Practera in January 2020.
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Practera
Practera closes the skills gap between University and Workplace by enabling experiential learning at massive scale. Employers are constantly demanding graduates with more work-ready skills, but Universities struggle to deliver high quality work integrated learning to large numbers of students. Practera helps Universities and corporates deliverexcellent experiential programs, cost effectively, at scales of hundreds to thousands of students. Our business model is supported by proprietary technology which we have developed specifically for work integrated learning.Work integrated learning is a rapidly growing $50bn industry within the $1.5T global higher education market. There is opportunity for disruption because existing solutions, such as internships, have high overheads and are hard to scale for both Corporate and University participants. We believe that our smart technology, combined with the right business model, can also help change the economics and outcomes of work integrated learning, creating dramatic growth opportunities for the industry. We are leveraging the same technology capabilities and trends that are driving the adoption of MOOCs, learning analytics and adaptive learning.