Michelle Westfort

InStride Chief University Officer Michelle Westfort is a globally recognized leader in post-secondary education with more than 20 years of experience. At InStride, Westfort sits at the core of learning innovation, leading functions overseeing new partner development, academic partner success, and workforce solutions strategy. Her career has centered around unlocking access to education from high school launch programs to adult career pathways and from digital transformations to workforce skilling. Her work has spanned marketing, business development, program design, and strategy at mission-centric organizations such as The Learning House (acquired by Wiley), Pivot, Navias, and Education Management Corporation. she is a frequent speaker on the topics of women in tech and skills for the future. For more information, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-westfort/