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Ellucian Named Fast Company Best Workplace for Innovators for Second Consecutive Year

September 10, 2024

News Image Ellucian Named Fast Company Best Workplace Innovators Second Consecutive Year
Education Technology Leader Honoured for Employee and Customer Focus

RESTON, VA – Ellucian, the leading higher education technology solutions provider, has been named a Fast Company 2024 Best Workplace for Innovators for the second year. Selected from thousands of employers, Ellucian stood out for its commitment to fostering an innovative culture where employees can thrive. Ellucian inspires its employees to create new technology solutions that transform higher education and help institutions meet the changing needs and expectations of learners.

"At Ellucian, our goal is to unlock learning for all by delivering transformative innovation," said Laura Ipsen, President and CEO, Ellucian. "Being recognised by Fast Company is a true honor. I'm incredibly proud of our team's relentless dedication to meeting the needs of institutions and learners alike and know that our inclusive and collaborative culture is the driving force behind our innovation."

Greg Giangrande, Chief People and Communications Officer at Ellucian, added: "We are proud to cultivate an environment where our employees can embrace their creativity and maximise their innovation potential to realise our company vision to unlock learning for all. It is one of the reasons why nearly 90% of our employees rate Ellucian as a 'Great Place to Work'."

Fast Company's annual Best Workplaces for Innovators list celebrates organisations across all industries demonstrating excellence in team dynamics, organisational design, customer focus, leadership development, and more.

To see all of Ellucian's current job openings, visit: https://careers.ellucian.com/careers-home.

About Ellucian

Ellucian powers innovation for higher education, partnering with more than 2,900 customers across 50 countries, serving 20 million students. Ellucian's AI-powered platform, trained on the richest dataset available in higher education, drives efficiency, personalized experiences, and strengthened engagement for students, faculty and staff. Fueled by decades of experience with a singular focus on the unique needs of learning institutions, the Ellucian platform features best-in-class SaaS capabilities and delivers insights needed now and into the future. These solutions and services span the entire student lifecycle, including data-rich tools for student recruitment, enrollment, and retention to workforce analytics, fundraising, and alumni engagement. Ellucian's innovative solutions, vast ecosystem of partners and user community of more than 45,000 provides best practices leading to greater institutional success and achieving better student outcomes.

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