Dr. Mark David Milliron helps catalyze positive change in education as an award-winning leader, author, speaker, and consultant who works with universities, community colleges, K-12 schools, foundations, corporations, associations and government agencies across the U.S. and around the world. He serves as Senior Vice President and Executive Dean of the Teachers College at Western Governors University (WGU), an online, non-profit university known as a beacon of instructional innovation, affordable access, competency-based education and workforce connection, serving more than 130,000 full-time students. Founded with support from the U.S. Department of Education, WGU’s Teachers College is now the largest college of education in the U.S., serving more than 30,000 teachers, leaders and other education innovators in all 50 states.

In addition to his work with WGU, Mark serves on the boards and advisory councils of leading-edge education organizations, including the Trellis Foundation, Bennett College, the Global Online Academy, Civitas Learning, the Mastery Transcript Consortium, the Hope Center for College, Community, & Justice, and ISKME/Open Education Resource Commons. He is also a Professor of Practice in the College of Education at The University of Texas at Austin.