Executive Chairman and founding partner of Area9. Growing up in a family of educators, I have long had an affinity for both teaching and learning. Since founding my first company in 1997, I have continued to devote my professional life to advancing an improved, highly individualized way of learning, and have been driving the development of Area9 and McGraw-Hill Education’s adaptive learning platforms. My first company, Sophus Medical, was sold to Laerdal Medical in 2002 where the technologies became the basis for Laerdal Medical's dominant role in emergency medicine computer simulation which works with customers like HealthStream and the American Heart Association among others. I have given numerous keynote lectures and have spent the last 20 years pioneered advancements in adaptive learning, blended learning, computer simulation, and debriefing technologies.In February 2014 Area9 and McGraw-Hill Education joined forces through a large acquisition of Area9's educational company and most of Area9's educational activities at the time. Area9 Labs was established to continue to be a powerhouse for cutting edge research in educational technologies, and Area9 Learning to pioneer the market for adaptive learning in the corporate/organizational space. As part of the acquisition, I joined McGraw-Hill Education's board of executives as senior fellow for digital learning to facilitate McGraw-Hill Education's journey as an industry leader in digital and personalized learning. I am serving as the Executive Chairman for the Area9 Group that counts a high-end computer science company, Area9 Innovation, and Area9 Lyceum which was founded in 2018 to develop the next generation infrastructure for education targeting K-12, higher education, workforce development and corporate as well as government and defense. Area9 Group consolidated all education activities and assets in Area9 Lyceum including all of the adaptive learning products and platforms. Area9 Lyceum has in addition to the founders also the Danish Growth Fund which is the investment fund for the State of Denmark and several private individuals and families as investors. I currently serve on the boards a number of companies as well as on the board of the Technical University of Denmark and Global Underwater Explorers and advisory boards of several educational organizations.Specialties: Debriefing, simulation, adaptive learning, debriefing technologies, educational science, learning engineering, human factors, agile development, board member, executive leadership, strategy.