Profile
Prior to joining Coursera, Leah was a Senior Executive at Kaltura, an Intel Capital funded video technology company. She led the company from $1 million to $50+ million in revenue, overseeing Kaltura's 160 person global customer growth, operations, professional services teams, launching Kaltura's education business and European operations, and driving key parts of the product and business vision. Leah began her career at the World Bank and National Institutes of Health, served on President Obama's Technology Policy Committee, and remains a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. She also sits on the Boards of Engine Advocacy and Public Knowledge, leading technology and startup policy organizations that promote freedom of expression, innovation, and access to knowledge. Leah is a graduate of Yale Law School and received her undergraduate degree from Brown University.
Reviews
As the VP of Enterprise at the world’s largest online-learning provider, Coursera, Leah Belsky has been a key player building Coursera’s enterprise arm from the ground up – in less than two years, Coursera for Business has grown more than 300 percent year over year and now serves more than 1,400 customers including 60 Fortune 500 companies. Leading a team of 45+ employees, Leah gives unique insight on the global demand for job retraining, upskilling and education, which has been shaped by her background of law and politics. Coursera for Business is guided by the team’s ability to utilize is weath of consumer education insights to enable both companies and governments to develop their workforces so that they can survive and thrive in a rapidly changing economy. Leah is closely in tune with what organizations need to create tailored programs with the right mix of skills within their respective fields and what they need to compete in their industries. The team just launched Coursera for Business Skills Benchmarking tool, a new AI-powered tool that arms companies with the actionable data they need to develop a strategic workforce transformation agenda. Through the many initiatives and partnerships offered through Coursera’s enterprise, Leah always puts the customer at the center.