Modernising
demand-led education.
Digitising at scale.
Building learning ecosystems
that perform.

Advisory and strategy for stewards of modern education navigating AI, digital product innovation, and institutional change — grounded in commercial context.

About Warren

Two decades at the intersection of education, technology, and innovation.

I work with education providers, EdTech ventures, and government agencies navigating transformation. The kind driven by AI, shifting markets, and rising expectations from students, employers, and society.

As an executive in both higher education and EdTech, I’ve led digital transitions inside institutions, launched scalable online programs, and advised startups and peak bodies across the learning ecosystem. I’ve built enterprise academies, product engines, and go-to-market strategies — always balancing educational integrity with commercial imperatives.

A core strength of my practice is partnership strategy: brokering high-trust collaborations across educational institutions, governments, and industry. Whether unbundling legacy systems or designing new delivery models, I focus on the connective tissue.

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I believe education is a transformative social contract — one that must evolve to remain relevant in a world rapidly reshaped by AI, automation, and economic uncertainty.

Warren Elliot Kennard

Productised Offerings

Strategic Diagnostics & Frameworks

Defined engagements designed to deliver rapid clarity and actionable roadmaps.

Online Product & Team Audit

A capability diagnostic of your digital learning products and internal team, benchmarked against best practice using a scorecard or maturity model.

OPM/OPX Bundling Readiness

A strategic readiness assessment to support providers considering outsourcing parts of their learning value chain via OPM/OPX models.

Unbundling Readiness

Designed for institutions with existing OPM contracts considering in-housing delivery — this evaluates capability, risk, and sequencing.

AI Readiness & Opportunity Accelerator

A guided engagement to surface use cases, pressure test opportunities, and prepare leadership for responsible experimentation with AI in education.

On-Demand Advisory

Flexible support across strategy and execution.

I’m not a traditional consultant. I operate more like a strategic partner embedded within your team — someone who brings lived experience, tactical execution, and just enough structure to get things moving.

"Think of it as having a practitioner-in-residence or fractional operator."

Short-term executive placements

Interim Head of Product or Strategy Lead roles to stabilise or accelerate functions.

AI strategy & enablement

Moving from hype to impact. Clarify use cases, map readiness, and build pragmatic adoption pathways.

Growth, GTM & Commercialisation

Shaping go-to-market strategies, funnel design, and revenue opportunities.

Strategic partnerships

Brokering value-aligned collaborations between institutions, EdTechs, and industry.

Program or portfolio reviews

Rapid audits to assess alignment, performance, and strategic relevance.

Business case development

Evidence-led cases blending commercial thinking with user research.

EdTech market entry

Regulatory guidance, partnership development, and product-market fit for new markets.

Leadership Coaching

Structured, confidential coaching for leaders navigating change.

Skills-first credentials

Design of stackable microcredentials and recognition frameworks.

Thought leadership

White papers and horizon scanning with research firms and think tanks.

Testimonials

Trusted by leaders in global education.

"Warren is one of those rare leaders who can go high, engaging in strategy and innovative thinking and the big picture, and go low, rolling up his shirtsleeves and getting....well, 'stuff' done."

Paul J. Le Blanc

Visiting Scholar, Harvard & Former President, SNHU

"I have long admired Warren’s ability to see the system and the soul at the same time. He connects people and ideas with uncommon care and clarity in ways that are both immediately useful and deeply human."

Taylor Kendal

President, Learning Economy Foundation

"His vision, drive, and can-do attitude, combined with a genuine curiosity for new ideas to improve student outcomes, make every project with him both energising and insightful."

Yvonne Breyer

Deputy Dean, Macquarie Business School

"As a curator of innovation, Warren has helped me think laterally and make crucial connections that have pushed my own thinking higher, bigger, and faster."

Dr. Jeff Borden

SVP & Executive Dean, WGU

"Warren has helped change what we can do and how it can be done with reach and quality - it's wonderful to be part of his network."

Nelson Baker

Former Dean, Georgia Institute of Technology

"He’s as connected, driven, and as enthusiastic about the world and promise of edtech as anyone I know. I look forward to calling him a colleague and friend long into the future."

Ryan O'Hare

CEO, Keypath Education APAC