PETALING JAYA: International knowledge sharing platform and digital magazine Technology  Innovators has included a Malaysian CEO in its list of Top 20 Education Technology CEOs of 2022. 

The list featured Jin Tan, the Malaysian CEO of online educational platform ReSkills, alongside 19 other prestigious edutech leaders such as Duolingo’s Luis von Ahn, Course Hero’s Andrew Grauer,  Open Classroom’s Pierre Dubuc, and Udacity’s Gabe Dalporto. 

“I am delighted to make it on this list. To have our efforts recognized is a powerful affirmation of our  efforts to democratize education on a global level. This list by Technology Innovators contains many  successful and truly inspirational edutech CEOs from all over the world, and I am honoured to be  included in their esteemed company,” said Tan, who hails from Kuala Lumpur. 

The list by Technology Innovators honours CEOs whose companies made an impact in the field of  educational technology this year. Tan is the only CEO from an Asian country named on it, alongside  mainly companies from North America and Europe. The list was first published in Technology  Innovators’ March 2022 edition, together with an interview with Tan, titled ‘ReSkills: Re-defining  impactful and transformational learning’. 

In the interview, Tan spoke about how his company ReSkills was conceived, and shared his thoughts  about issues such as mentorship, core leadership values, and the future of education technology. 

“We believe that young people can save the world, they just need highly practical skills for  employment and entrepreneurship. At ReSkills, we believe in impactful and transformational  learning. We elevate learners so that they each become masters, experts and inspirations to others,” says Tan in the interview. 

Technology Innovators is a B2B and B2C communication channel based in the United States, catering  to over 5.5 million readers worldwide. It frequently publishes lists honouring top CEOs and  innovators from every sector of the tech industry, including fintech, govtech, healthcare tech,  artificial intelligence and more. 

Tan is the principal partner at TBV Capital, a securities commission licensed venture capital fund in  Malaysia, focusing on empowering startups across Asia. He serves as the National Business &  Economic Affairs Commission Chairman at JCI Malaysia, an international youth empowerment  organization. In 2020, Tan set up ReSkills Global, an online educational platform aimed at making  education affordable and accessible to adult learners worldwide. It currently serves over 600,000  users from over 40 countries.

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