Procurement professionals in Education technology
Coursera and Pluralsight have two people apiece in this education technology procurement group, and the others have worked at Ellucian, Curriculum Associates, Blackboard, Instructure, Anthology and 2U. Software asset management, SaaS renewals, vendor risk and real estate all show up in their titles and work, which suits an edtech company managing its own SaaS stack, contracting with vendors that touch school data, or setting up procurement.
Professionals to explore
Amanda Brodie
LinkedInExperience: Director Of Procurement & Sourcing · Curriculum Associates
Amanda Brodie has been Director Of Procurement & Sourcing at Curriculum Associates since 2022, after Information Technology Sourcing Manager at Voya Financial (2020-2022). Amanda was also Sourcing Manager at Skillsoft (2018-2020), Deal Manager at Oracle (2017-2018) and Procurement & Vendor Manager at Enel Green Power (2015-2017), and names technology procurement, contracts and risk as focus areas.
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David Joy
LinkedInExperience: Former Senior Director, Procurement Contracting and Vendor Risk Management · Anthology Inc
Vendor contracting and risk management in ed tech and fin tech are the areas David Joy describes. David was Senior Director, Procurement Contracting and Vendor Risk Management at Anthology Inc (2021-2024), Director, Procurement Contracting and Vendor Risk Management at Blackboard (2016-2021), Vendor Risk Manager at Higher One (2014-2016) and Director of Supplier Management at MassMutual (2008-2013), and has been retired since 2025.
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Desiree Foard
LinkedInExperience: Former Principal Sourcing Manager · Pluralsight
SaaS purchases and renewals are the focus of the 8+ years of procurement Desiree Foard describes. Desiree has been Sr Sourcing Manager at Coupa since 2025; at Pluralsight, Desiree was Purchasing Analyst (2017-2018) and Principal Sourcing Manager (2018-2025), and was earlier Production Planning Manager at Sandisk (2014-2017) and Sales Logistics Manager at Fusion-io (2012-2014).
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Elaine Gu
LinkedInExperience: Director Of Procurement · Coursera
Coursera's Director Of Procurement since 2022, Elaine Gu took that role after Director Of Procurement & Strategic Sourcing at One Medical (2021-2022). Elaine was also Director of Procurement and T&E at Alteryx (2016-2021), Senior Manager, Global Indirect Procurement at Broadcom (2014-2016) and Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing at Ingram Micro (2013-2014), a fit for heading procurement at Coursera.
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Evan Higgs
LinkedInExperience: Former Director Strategic Sourcing · 2U
Evan Higgs has been Senior Manager of Procurement at Engine since 2025. At 2U, Evan was Senior Sourcing Manager (2021-2023) and Director Strategic Sourcing (2023-2025), and at CoStar Group was Senior Buyer (2019-2020) and Data Analyst - Procure to Pay (2020-2021), and holds the Certified Sourcing Professional credential, a fit for sourcing questions at 2U and Engine.
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Joshua Ehlers
LinkedInExperience: Former Procurement Software Category Manager · Instructure
Since 2025, Joshua Ehlers has been Procurement Software Category Manager at Instructure, after Software Asset Manager (2022-2025) and Operations Manager (2022) there. At Concentric Sky (now part of Instructure), Joshua was Operations Coordinator (2017-2020) and Operations Manager (2021-2022), so questions on managing software licenses and buying software at an edtech company fit well.
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Miriam S O'Connor
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Global Procurement · Coupa; Former Head Of Procurement · Pluralsight
Vice President Global Procurement at Coupa since 2025, Miriam S O'Connor was Head Of Procurement (2019-2025) and held Procurement Manager (2017-2026) at Pluralsight. Miriam was also Manager at Genesys (2014-2017) and Senior Buyer at Valvoline Inc. (2002-2011), a fit for questions on heading procurement at an education software company.
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Ramona Moritz
LinkedInExperience: Procurement Manager · Coursera
Ramona Moritz has been Procurement Manager at Coursera since 2022. Ramona was Senior Purchasing Manager at SentinelOne (2021-2023), Purchasing Manager at Zuora (2016-2021), Global Purchasing Manager at NetSuite (2013-2016) and held "Purchasing Specialist, March 2009 to December 2011" at Facebook (2009-2011), a fit for purchasing questions at Coursera.
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Shana Miller
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director Strategic Sourcing and Procurement Operations · Ellucian
Procurement operations at Ellucian are the fit for Shana Miller, Senior Director Strategic Sourcing and Procurement Operations there since 2022, after Director Of Procurement and Operations (2022). Shana was in Global Sourcing & Procurement - Professional Services at AXA XL (2016-2022), Director of Procurement at Novitex Enterprise Solutions (2014-2015) and Corporate Procurement Consultant at Purdue Pharma L.P. (2009-2013).
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Shannon Weader
LinkedInExperience: Director of Procurement and Real Estate · Blackboard
Office, lease and facilities buying questions go to Shannon Weader, who holds Director of Procurement and Real Estate at Blackboard (since 2024) and was Director, Real Estate and Facilities there (2019-2025). Shannon was Sr. Manager Facilities at Iron Bow Technologies (2018-2019) and in Facility Operations at CSRA Inc (2015-2018) and SRA International (2012-2015).
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Choose the right perspective
For heading procurement, Shana Miller, Elaine Gu and Miriam S O'Connor are the picks. Amanda Brodie and David Joy fit contracts and vendor risk, Joshua Ehlers and Desiree Foard SaaS buying and software asset management, Shannon Weader real estate and facilities, and Ramona Moritz or Evan Higgs day-to-day sourcing.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you keep SaaS renewals from rolling over at higher prices across hundreds of tools?
- 02What should an edtech company require from vendors that will handle student or school data?
- 03How do you cut office and facilities costs when most of the company works remotely?
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