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Elliot Gowans is senior vice president, international, at D2L, and leads the company’s commercial activities outside of North America—across the Asia-Pacific, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and Latin America regions. Before joining D2L in 2015, Elliot spent more than 10 years at software and services firm Blackbaud Inc., where he served in a variety of senior commercial roles, including as general manager within Blackbaud’s European division. Elliot hails from Scotland but has called London, England, where he lives with his wife and two kids, home for more than 15 years.

Elliot holds an MA (Hons) in philosophy from the University of Glasgow, an MSc in international finance and management from The Open University Business School, and a PgDip in information management systems from Glasgow Caledonian University. Elliot is passionate about formal and informal education, lifelong learning, and technology.