Advisory Board
Member, Advisory Board
Chief Executive Officer of IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc. Rob Abel is Chief Executive Officer of IMS, an education industry researcher, author, and analyst focused on transformation, innovation, and effectiveness in higher education. He founded the Alliance for Higher Education Competitiveness (A-HEC) 2004 for the purpose of performing research to uncover and disseminate best practices that enable transformation. Prior to founding A-HEC Rob was the Senior Vice President of Client Services Collegis (now SunGard Collegis) where he was responsible for services delivered to more than 60 higher education institutions. Rob also served as General Manager of Collegis' Online and Academic Services business unit (formerly known as Eduprise), Chief Marketing Officer, and Senior Vice President of Business Development. Rob has over 25 years experience in high tech general management, business development, marketing, and product development.
