CIO and Senior Vice President of Technology at Western Governors University David Morales
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Western Governors University CIO & Senior Vice President of Technology David Morales
David Morales is the CIO and Senior Vice President of Technology at Western Governors University, a leading nonprofit online university with over 190,000 students. He drives WGU’s digital transformation, leading innovations in AI, competency-based education platforms, and open source projects. Under his leadership, WGU is advancing scalable, personalized learning through responsible technology use. With over 25 years of experience—including at Walmart and NASA—David also serves on the Open edX Technology Board. He is passionate about expanding access to education and enabling teams to solve meaningful problems through innovation.
Western Governors University
Mission: To change lives for the better be creating pathways to opportunity. Vision: To be the most student-centric university. Value Proposition: We help individuals advance their lives by providing relevant, affordable, personalized educational pathways that lead to opportunity. We create a meaningful, diverse, inclusive, and rewarding work experience to enable our learning and development to become our better selves. Core Beliefs: We believe in the inherent worth and ability of every individual and in the transformative power of education. We work to inspire and enable our students, our people, and ourselves to be better.
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