Eric Korb is known for the successes, leadership, and keen eye for technology he has consistently demonstrated since 1983. A person who thrives on challenges, he is not afraid of trying something that’s never been done before. Eric believes that communication is key to all relationships. Eric is dedicated to discovering, inventing, and delivering products that are essential to the way we communicate.

As a former CTO and CIO for higher education, Eric has guided the adoption of Instructure’s Canvas and pioneered new applications of the platform, specifically the creation of a whole-campus Student Commons.

Companies founded by Eric include:

* LawyerLinks, an online legal research service for in-house counsels of public companies

* Webinars.com, one of the first Internet companies to offer web-based business-to-business meetings coupled to teleconferencing (“webinar” was a registered trademark of Korb’s)

* GBC/Xecute!, Inc. a master reseller of high-end TCP-IP, X-Windows and telecommunications products and services

* GE/ACCESS a worldwide wholesaler of computer graphic software and hardware for CAD/CAM applications

BSIM, Krannert School of Management, Purdue University, 1981