Agustin David is a dynamic senior executive who has driven significant transformation and lasting results in higher education. Building on a lifelong passion for teaching and high-impact experience in multiple senior executive roles in Higher Education, he has shown the vision, leadership, and creativity to craft breakthrough strategies and solutions to significant challenges in a rapidly changing global market.
Agustin is a Partner at POK, Proof of Knowledge Inc., Leading the US and Middle East practice. Previously, he held Vice President roles at Globang Inc. and 2U/EdX, where he spearheaded business development and sales for the education industry in the US. .
Between 2013 and 2020, he was the Chancellor and Board Chair
of Universidad Kennedy (UK) in Argentina, an accredited private university with diverse undergraduate and graduate programs delivered
in face-to-face and virtual formats. Agustin led a profound turnaround and organizational re-launch during his tenure. He took an outdated institution with consistently declining residential registration, a few dozen online classes, and an attrition rate of 50% to a robust, technology-based university with one of the fastest-growing online enrollments in Latin America. Some specific achievements included:
• Doubled total university enrollment from 2016 to 2020 by driving aggressive growth of online learning— 300% in 2017, 250% in 2018, and 150% in 2019.
• Expanded the university’s geographic presence in 8 months from Buenos Aires to 57 cities (80+ centers), forging and leveraging strategic alliances to ensure a rapid and sustainable build-out.
• Implemented a series of new technologies, including a virtual learning ecosystem, state-of-the-art CRM, and an ERP that improved accountability and transparency and reduced costs by more than 30%.
• Raised critical funding by divesting non-essential assets and improving the endowment’s investments to achieve more than 25% growth.
Before serving at the Universidad Kennedy, Agustin held executive-level roles in the privaMore...