Raj Kaji was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Akademos in July 2018. Raj is responsible for leading and executing company strategy to positively impact student success. Among other roles, Raj previously served as a Vice President at Walden University where he was responsible for approximately 6,000 students and 225 employees.  He was also a strategy and finance professional for Laureate Education working in Europe and the United States.  He currently serves on the board of directors or advisory boards of several education and edtech related companies.

Raj holds a BS from New York University and MBA from Harvard Business School