“I would rather have questions that can't be answered than answers that can't be questioned.” - Richard Feynman
Kees Bol is the CEO of 2U, a global leader in education technology that expands access to affordable, career-relevant learning in partnership with the world’s top universities, institutions, and industry experts.
As CEO, Bol oversees all aspects of 2U’s business while driving its long-standing mission: to provide learners worldwide with life-changing higher education that unlocks potential, fosters social mobility, and enhances economic security. He also serves on 2U’s Board of Directors.
With more than two decades of experience in education technology and financial services, Bol has led high-performing organizations through transformational growth. Before joining 2U, he was the CEO of Boundless Learning (formerly Pearson Online Learning Services), a global online program management (OPM) business. Earlier in his career, he held leadership roles as Chief Marketing Officer at Strategic Education (formerly Strayer Education) and Senior Vice President of Marketing, Enrollment, and Retention for Pearson’s K-12 virtual school division. Bol got his start at McKinsey & Company and honed his strategic expertise at Capital One.
Originally aspiring to be a scientist, Bol earned a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from Harvard University. Though his career took a different path, he still applies the intellectual curiosity, evidence-based reasoning, and love to solve problems that once fueled his research to his passion for education.
Now that their three children are grown and have left the home, Bol and his wife are enjoying life as empty nesters in Washington, D.C.