We are a social enterprise dedicated to expanding access to education and deepening its impact for millions of learners.
Our History
Building on a commitment to educational equity.
Axim Collaborative is a joint endeavor by Harvard and MIT. It is the successor to edX, the online learning platform launched by the two universities in 2012. edX was created with the goal of increasing access to high-quality learning opportunities, advancing digital learning technologies, and enhancing teaching and learning on campus and online through research. Today, Axim and its trustees bring forth this pioneering experience in online education matched with a dedication to making a meaningful difference in post-secondary education for students everywhere.
Our mission is to make learning more accessible, more relevant, and more effective for all learners to drive strong student outcomes.
The Open edX Project
Axim Collaborative stewards the open-source Open edX project, a learner-centric, massively scalable online learning platform and community designed to provide effective and personalized digital learning experiences. The Open edX platform is available to anyone to download and deploy to deliver courses and programs of study. It is utilized by major universities, enterprises, governments, and NGOs, serving millions of students around the globe.
Senior Team
Stephanie Khurana
Chief Executive Officer
Peter Brau
Chief Financial Officer
Nell Ma’luf
General Counsel
Stephanie Miller
Vice President of Data and Impact
Philipp Schmidt
Vice President Technology Innovation
Catie Smith
Chief People and Partnerships Officer
Ed Zarecor
Vice President of Engineering
Our Board of Trustees
Vice Provost for Advances in Learning, Harvard University
Bharat Anand
Provost, MIT Co-chair, Axim Board
Cindy Barnhart
Provost, Harvard University Co-chair, Axim Board
John Manning
Eric Grimson
Vice President for Open Learning, MIT
Bridget Terry Long
Dean of the Faculty of Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education
Vice President for Finance, MIT
Katie Hammer
Alan G. Spoon
Chairman of the Board of Fortive Corporation
Meredith Weenick
Executive Vice President, Harvard University
Collaborators
Digital innovators driving education equity
Maria Anguiano
Executive Vice President Learning Enterprise, Arizona State University
Taylor Pineda
Director, ASU Local, Arizona State University Local Operations
Dr. Valora Richardson
Ed Smith-Lewis
Vice President, Strategic Partnerships and Institutional Programs, UNCF
Director, Digital Solutions and Innovation, UNCF Institute for Capacity Building
Dustin Tingley
Julian Thompson
Professor of Government, Deputy Vice Provost for Advances in Learning, Harvard
Senior Director, Strategy Development, UNCF Institute for Capacity Building
Director of Strategic Technology, Vice Provost for Advances in Learning, Harvard
Zac Wang
Meg Benner
Managing Director, The Learning Agency
Head of Strategic Growth and Development, Calbright College
Marisa Bold
Ajita Talwalker Menon
President and Chief Executive Officer, Calbright College
Kathryn McCarthy
Cynthia Breazeal
Assistant Professor, Educational Psychology Learning Sciences, Georgia State University
Professor of Media Arts and Sciences; MIT Dean for Digital Learning; MIT
Distinguished University Professor, George E. Smith Eminent Scholar’s Chair and Chair Computer Information Systems; Department of Computer Information Systems; Georgia State University
Bala Ramesh
Jálynn Castleman-Smith
Operations Associate, MDRC
Research Analyst, MDRC
Stanley Dai
Marjorie Dorimé-Williams
Senior Research Associate, MDRC
Dean of Academic Affairs; Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology
Senior Vice President, College Transformation; Education Design Lab
Marvin J. Loiseau, Ed.D
Lisa Larson, EdD
Kerry McKittrick
David Deming
Harvard Business School Faculty Co-Director; Harvard Project on Workforce
Joseph Fuller
Bill Hughes
President + CEO; Education Design Lab
Managing Director of Vice Provost for Advances in Learning, Harvard
Dr. Mark Sanchez
President, Office of the Superintendent, Southwestern College
Cathy Breen
Sr. Project Manager, Vice Provost for Advances in Learning, Harvard
Dr. Amanda Washington Lockett
Strategist, UNCF Institute for Capacity Building
Diana Marian
Regents’ Professor and Howard S. Starks Distinguished Chair; Director, Center for Digital Innovation; Department of Computer Information Systems; Georgia State University
Hao Loi, Ed.D
Professor of Computer Science; Coordinator of Computer Science Program; Quinisigmond Community College
Arun Rai
Resource Management Analyst, MDRC
Makoto Toyoda
Research Assistant, MDRC
Diane Wren
Manager, Campus Partnerships at Open SUNY, State University of New York
Executive Director of Open SUNY, State University of New York
Kim Scalzo
Dan Feinberg
Vice President and Chief Information Officer; Indiana Tech
Maria Langworthy
Founder and Managing Partner; CampusEvolve
Jeff Leichty
President and CEO; Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology
Assistant Professor; University of Central Florida
Aisha Francis, Ph.D.
Christopher Randles
Harvard Kennedy School Faculty Co-Director; Harvard Project on Workforce
Co-Director; Harvard Project on Workforce
Vice-President, Institutional Advancement, Executive Director, NECC Foundation, Inc.
President, Northern Essex Community College
Lane Glenn
Allison M. Dolan-Wilson
Our Team
