Raghu Krishnaiah is Chief Operating Officer of University of Phoenix, which has spent 50 years building flexible online degree programs for working adults. His remit spans nearly every part of the student journey: academic, financial aid, enrollment, technology and career advising, along with the university's corporate, tribal and community college relationships, product development, operational analytics, regional campuses and business innovation.

He came to Phoenix after serving as Chief Operating Officer of Western Governors University, where he led growth in student outcomes, and before that as Senior Vice President at Kaplan Higher Education Group. Earlier he held senior operating roles at global organizations in financial services, management consulting and business services, building more than 20 years of P&L, strategy, product and technology leadership with a particular focus on data and analytics that drive faster, more accurate decisions. He has become a frequent voice on generative AI and workforce development, speaking on upskilling and reskilling at SXSW EDU, World Summit AI and the ASU+GSV Summit. He holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and computer science and a master's in electrical engineering from MIT, and an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.