Udemy, a leading AI-powered skills acceleration platform, has appointed Sarah Healy as Chief Skills and Learning Officer to advance its mission of fostering a global skills-based economy. With extensive experience from Meta, Mastercard, and ESW, Healy will spearhead innovative talent development and continuous learning strategies to address the demands of an AI-driven workplace transformation.
Sarah Healy named Chief Skills and Learning Officer at Udemy
Will lead global AI-driven skills development strategy
Implements data-driven talent programs using AI and adaptive learning
Partners with go-to-market teams to foster continuous learning culture
Brings expertise from Meta, Mastercard, and ESW in talent strategies
Focuses on AI innovation to drive workforce and business growth
As Chief Skills and Learning Officer, Sarah Healy will lead Udemy’s global strategy to build and scale critical skills, nurturing talent across the organization. By leveraging AI and adaptive learning technologies, she will implement comprehensive talent development programs to meet the evolving needs of the global workforce. Her data-driven approach aims to enhance the effectiveness and reach of Udemy’s internal upskilling initiatives, aligning with the company’s mission to empower organizations and individuals in a rapidly evolving workplace.
Healy will collaborate with Udemy’s go-to-market teams to support enterprise customers, providing proven transformation best practices and playbooks to foster a continuous learning culture. “We are thrilled to welcome Sarah to the team as she brings a rare combination of strategic vision, deep experience working with large multinational corporations and hands-on expertise in developing workforce skilling programs that drive impact,” said Hugo Sarrazin, President and CEO of Udemy. “As AI continues to reshape every industry, Sarah’s leadership will be instrumental in helping our customers embrace skills-based strategies and build cultures of continuous development to thrive in the future of work.”
Healy’s appointment aligns with the growing impact of AI on how organizations operate and learn. “The pace of AI innovation is redefining how we work and learn, creating significant challenges and unprecedented opportunities,” said Healy. “I’m thrilled to join Udemy at this pivotal moment when the need for continuous skills development has never been more critical. I look forward to working with our internal teams and customers to develop innovative approaches that ensure organizations and individuals can navigate this transformation successfully.”
Healy brings extensive experience from her role as Vice President of Leadership, Talent & Organizational Development at ESW, where she led global strategies to promote continuous learning. At Mastercard, as Global Director of Leadership Development, she drove projects to enhance organizational culture and build high-performing teams. Her tenure at Meta as Global Organizational Capability & Learning Program Manager involved designing scalable learning programs for the sales team across multiple regions. Earlier roles at Optus, Deloitte Australia, Ericom, and KPMG further strengthened her expertise in learning and development and sales effectiveness.
Udemy’s appointment of Sarah Healy underscores its commitment to leveraging AI to drive skills development and workforce transformation. Her leadership will enable organizations to build agile, future-ready teams, ensuring success in an AI-driven global economy.
Udemy is an AI-powered skills acceleration platform transforming how companies and individuals across the world build the capabilities needed to thrive in a rapidly evolving workplace. By combining on-demand, multi-language content with real-time innovation, Udemy delivers personalized experiences that empower organizations to scale workforce development and help individuals build the technical, business, and soft skills most relevant to their careers. Today, thousands of companies, including Ericsson, Samsung SDS America, On24, Tata Consultancy Services, The World Bank, and Volkswagen, rely on Udemy Business for its enterprise solutions to build agile, future-ready teams. Udemy is headquartered in San Francisco, with hubs across the United States, Australia, India, Ireland, Mexico and Türkiye.
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