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Degreed Vision 2025: The Future of Workforce Learning Is Adaptive
At Vision 2025, Degreed, the AI-powered learning platform for workforce transformation, unveiled its next generation of learning innovations. Designed to help organizations build capabilities at the speed of change, Degreed’s new advancements deliver more personalized, measurable, and cost-effective workforce development experiences.
By Degreed · Via Business Wire · October 16, 2025
Confidence Is Learned: New Study Reveals the Gen AI Confidence Gap – and How to Close It
Degreed, the leading AI-powered learning platform for enterprise workforce transformation, in partnership with Harvard Business Publishing Corporate Learning, has released a new global research report: How the Workforce Learns Generative AI in 2025. The findings reveal a critical confidence gap in the workforce's ability to adopt generative AI (Gen AI) effectively – despite the technology's accelerating impact on job roles and workflows.
By Degreed · Via Business Wire · June 4, 2025
Degreed Expands Global Leadership to Accelerate Workforce Transformation
As the demand for AI-enabled workforce transformation accelerates worldwide, Degreed, the leading learning platform for large-scale workforce transformation, is strengthening its global leadership by welcoming a group of distinguished Executive Advisors and expanding its regional leadership. These appointments underscore Degreed’s ongoing commitment to innovation, regional depth, and strategic guidance that help organizations transform their workforces for the future.
By Degreed · Via Business Wire · May 8, 2025
Degreed Learning Now an SAP Endorsed App Available on SAP Store
Degreed announced today that its Degreed Learning solution is now an SAP Endorsed App, available for online purchase on SAP Store. SAP Endorsed Apps are a distinct category of solutions within SAP's partner ecosystem. These apps solve key customer challenges that provide additional value to offer holistic business solutions and bring out the best in every business.
By Degreed · Via Business Wire · April 16, 2025
Degreed LENS 2025: Transforming Learning with AI-Powered Efficiency and Cost Savings
Today at Degreed LENS, Degreed, the leading learning platform for large-scale workforce transformation, unveiled a suite of innovations designed to deliver learning with more speed, less cost, and bigger impact. With the announcements of expanded AI capabilities in Degreed Maestro, the new Degreed Open Library, and a partnership with the American Council on Education (ACE), Degreed continues to enhance workforce transformation while reinforcing the importance of lifelong skill development.
By Degreed · Via Business Wire · April 15, 2025
Degreed Strengthens Executive Team to Accelerate Innovation in AI-Driven Skills Development
Ahead of Degreed LENS, Degreed announced key updates to its Executive Leadership Team, reinforcing the company’s commitment to AI-centered product innovation, enterprise scale, and customer success.
By Degreed · Via Business Wire · April 11, 2025
Degreed Achieves Profitability, Releases Its AI Coach Into Production, and Welcomes Former SAP Sales Leader Erik Lossbroek as Chief Revenue Officer
Degreed, the global learning platform for workforce skill development, is excited to announce Erik Lossbroek as Chief Revenue Officer. After achieving profitability, releasing its AI coach – Degreed Maestro – into production, and securing 5 of Interbrand’s top 50 Best Global Brands as launch customers for its newly released Skills+ solution, Degreed has taken the steps to further strengthen its leadership team.
By Degreed · Via Business Wire · January 13, 2025
Vision 2024: Degreed Unveils AI-Enhanced Innovations to Accelerate Workforce Transformation
Today at Degreed Vision, Degreed, the world’s leading enterprise learning platform for skill-driven development, announced several new solutions and partnerships to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of learning and talent development. A decade after pioneering the Learning Experience Platform (LXP) to streamline the complexity of using always-on digital content for workforce learning, Degreed today showcased new skills, automation, and artificial intelligence capabilities.
By Degreed · Via Business Wire · October 2, 2024
Degreed Elevates Max Wessel as Co-CEO to Drive Operational Excellence
Degreed, the global learning platform for workforce learning and skills development, is pleased to announce the appointment of Max Wessel as Co-CEO with Co-founder David Blake, effective immediately. In this role, Max will oversee the company’s end-to-end operations, focusing on enhancing operational efficiency, driving product and technology innovation, and meeting customer needs.
By Degreed · Via Business Wire · June 27, 2024
Degreed Visionary Award Winners 2024 celebrated at annual LENS event
Degreed, the enterprise platform that makes it easier for hundreds of companies globally to engage their workforce in skills-first learning, celebrated innovation and impact in learning at the 2024 Visionary Awards at LENS, its annual flagship conference where L&D’s greatest thinkers meet to innovate and share their experiences.
By Degreed · Via Business Wire · March 12, 2024
Former SAP EVP Max Wessel joins Degreed as President
Degreed, the learning platform that makes skills-first learning easy for hundreds of companies globally, announces Max Wessel is joining as President. With a distinguished background in technology, education, and business transformation, Max brings a wealth of expertise to guide Degreed into its next phase of growth and innovation.
By Degreed · Via Business Wire · February 29, 2024
Degreed Adds Expertise to C-Suite Following Strong Growth Period
Degreed, the learning platform that makes skills-powered learning easy for hundreds of companies globally, has appointed Nicole Williams as Chief Operating Officer, Nate Kimmons as Chief Revenue Officer, and Sanjay Parmar as Chief Technology Officer. The appointments reinforce Degreed’s commitment to growth and operational excellence, two areas that have recently been recognized in the Brandon Hall Group Excellence in Technology Awards for Degreed’s Content Marketplace, and Aragon Research’s 2023 Innovation Award for Learning. The appointments come following strong market and sector expansion by the company, plus product enhancements that include new AI-driven capabilities to improve the learner and admin experience.
By Degreed · Via Business Wire · January 23, 2024
Learning Industry Veteran Joins Degreed as President and Chief Revenue Officer to Lead Sales Teams
Degreed, the global changemaker in learning for millions of enterprise and mid-market users, today announced the appointment of David Carter as President and Chief Revenue Officer. Carter has more than 30 years of HR technology experience, including ten years as Chief Sales Officer at Cornerstone OnDemand, where he led the company from $10 million to $500 million in revenue, including an IPO.
By Degreed · Via Business Wire · July 6, 2022
Degreed Acquires Learn In to Extend Its Upskilling Offering to Include Longer-form Programs and Talent Academies
Degreed, the global innovator in professional lifelong learning chosen by more than one in three Fortune 50 companies, today announced the acquisition of talent academy platform, Learn In, and the return of Co-founder David Blake as CEO. Blake was previously the Co-founder and CEO of Learn In.
By Degreed · Via Business Wire · June 23, 2022
Total Economic ImpactTM Study Finds Degreed Can Deliver 312% ROI and 35% Improved Upskilling Efficiency for Employees Over Three Years
Degreed, a pioneer in learning experience for eight million users, today shared the results of a commissioned Total Economic ImpactTM (TEI) study of its Learning Experience Platform (LXP). The study, conducted by Forrester Consulting found that organizations using Degreed’s LXP experienced faster time-to-productivity for new employees, democratization of learning across the workforce, improved upskilling, and lower learning content costs. The potential total return-on-investment calculated in the study was 312%, with a net present value (NPV) of $4.69M and payback in under six months. Read the full study here.
By Degreed · Via Business Wire · June 15, 2022
2022: The 10th Anniversary of the Learning Experience Platform
This year marks the 10th anniversary of Degreed, which launched the world’s first Learning Experience Platform (LXP), a new category of SaaS technology developed by David Blake and Eric Sharp as part of their mission to revolutionize the way people learn and track their learning. The Degreed LXP has since been adopted by many Fortune 500 and Global 2,000 companies, transforming learning in the workplace from a compliance-based, box-checking exercise, into an engaging way for people to learn in all of the formats that are inspiring to them. With an average end user Net Promoter score of over 40, Degreed is helping millions of people around the globe build new skills and opportunities for career impact and growth.
By Degreed · Via Business Wire · May 16, 2022