We solve strategic challenges in higher education
Unizin enables higher education to meet the moment of digital transformation by developing and delivering solutions that address the pressing and complex challenges of data, analytics and digital content.
Our consortium model and partnerships enable Unizin to build technology solutions, establish relationships and pursue research that no single institution could achieve cost-effectively on its own.
Our Leadership Team
Unizin is led by a group of experienced, talented, and dedicated higher education and technology professionals united in the mission to improve education and student success.

Cathy O'Bryan
Chief Executive Officer

Etienne Pelaprat
Chief Technology Officer

Glenda Genchur
Chief Financial Officer

James Russell
Senior Director of Research Support and Assurance
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If you share our passion for building technology solutions to improve higher education, Unizin offers some of the most challenging and rewarding careers in the thriving edtech industry.
We are hard-working, team-oriented, and easy-going. We value professional collaboration and having fun together. We offer comprehensive benefits, solutions-driven work and a social, flexible work environment.
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The latest from Unizin
Unizin and Blackboard Partnership Enables More Inclusive Learning Experiences in Higher Education
RESTON, Va., Oct. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Blackboard Inc., a leading EdTech software and solutions company, and Unizin, a consortium of leading higher education institutions, today announced a partnership to...
ICON Direct: Iowa’s Recipe for Saving Students $1 Million
Leading up to the Unizin Summit 2019, we will feature a monthly Summit-centric blog post and webcast. First up in the series is a Q&A with Annette Beck, Director of Enterprise Instructional Technology in the...
IMS Global Caliper: What It Means for the Unizin Data Platform and the Higher Ed Community
Leading up to the Unizin Summit 2019, we will feature a monthly Summit-centric blog post and webcast. First up in the series is a Q&A with Kara Armstrong, Unizin’s Product Manager for data, in which Kara...
Major Milestones
Today’s announcement that the Unizin Data Platform (UDP) is now in General availability marks a strategic milestone for Unizin member universities. We came together to ensure that we could shape our own...
Unizin Releases the Unizin Data Platform (UDP) and Leads with Privacy and Security Councils
AUSTIN, TX, September 4, 2018 — Unizin, a higher education membership-based consortium, announces the release of the Unizin Data Platform (UDP) as well as the formation of Security and Privacy Taskforces....
Unizin Announces Appointment of CEO and CAO to Support Consortium’s Growth
AUSTIN, TX, September 4, 2018 — Unizin, a higher education membership-based consortium founded to improve learner experiences with digital teaching and learning services, announces the appointment of a Chief...