Ryan Lufkin is the vice president of Global Academic Strategy at Instructure, where he works to enhance the academic experience for educators and learners worldwide. With more than two decades in the edtech world, Ryan has experience with every major technology platform that institutions use to deliver education, from the LMS to the SIS, and all the systems in between. A well-known thought leader in the edtech industry, Ryan is a podcast co-host, frequent media spokesperson, and speaker at industry conferences and webinars. Ryan earned a Bachelor of Science degree in public relations/communications from the University of Utah and certificates in data-driven marketing and brand management from eCornell.