World leaders in university design and transformation
World leaders in university design and transformation
We are experts in online learning, and have both directly managed fully online universities and transformed campus-based institutions into digital leaders.
Douglas L. Becker
Founder & Chairman
Corporate Leader
Our Founder
Doug ardently believes universities play an indispensable role in the development of nations, communities, and individuals, and that more students deserve access to the resources of the world’s top-tier universities. His work has been driven by his vision of using highly innovative design principles to deliver breakthroughs in quality and scale for all levels of education.
✦ Founder and Chairman of Cintana Education
✦ Founder and former Chairman and CEO of Laureate Education
✦ Co-founder of Sterling Partners.


Corporate Leader
Our Founder
Doug ardently believes universities play an indispensable role in the development of nations, communities, and individuals, and that more students deserve access to the resources of the world’s top-tier universities. His work has been driven by his vision of using highly innovative design principles to deliver breakthroughs in quality and scale for all levels of education.
✦ Founder and Chairman of Cintana Education
✦ Founder and former Chairman and CEO of Laureate Education
✦ Co-founder of Sterling Partners.





Our experts
Our dedicated senior leadership team drives our mission to expand educational access worldwide.
With diverse expertise in higher education, business, and global operations, our leaders work tirelessly to ensure that Cintana Education and our partner institutions succeed. The Cintana Education team has unparalleled experience in creating high-impact, sustainable educational institutions. With more than a million students educated across 200+ campuses in over 25 countries, we understand what it takes to build global networks that deliver quality learning at scale.

Douglas L. Becker
Founder & Chairman

Ricardo Berckemeyer
Co-CEO

R.F. "Rick" Shangraw, Jr., Ph.D.
President

Rafael Sia
Chief Financial Officer

Chris Hill
Chief Strategy Officer And Regional CEO, APAC And Western Europe

Emiliano Diez, Ph.D.
CTO And Global Managing Director, Products And Services

Águeda Benito, Ph.D.
Global Managing Director, Academics

Robert Zentz
General Counsel

Marisol Suarez
Regional CEO, Latin America

Cagri Bagcioglu, Ed.D.
Regional CEO, Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Wadiah Atiyah, Ph.D., CPA
Regional CEO, Middle East And North Africa

Chaitanya Chitta
Regional CEO, India

Paul Tan
Senior Vice President, Asia Pacific

Jeff Tognola
Senior VP, European Operations & Global Managing Director, Marketing & Online

Francisco Gutierrez, MD, MBA, MHS
Global Managing Director, Medicine And Health Sciences

Malu Gouveia
Global VP of Enrollment
Our experts
Our dedicated senior leadership team drives our mission to expand educational access worldwide.
With diverse expertise in higher education, business, and global operations, our leaders work tirelessly to ensure that Cintana Education and our partner institutions succeed. The Cintana Education team has unparalleled experience in creating high-impact, sustainable educational institutions. With more than a million students educated across 200+ campuses in over 25 countries, we understand what it takes to build global networks that deliver quality learning at scale.

Douglas L. Becker
Founder & Chairman

Ricardo Berckemeyer
Co-CEO

R.F. "Rick" Shangraw, Jr., Ph.D.
President

Rafael Sia
Chief Financial Officer

Chris Hill
Chief Strategy Officer And Regional CEO, APAC And Western Europe

Emiliano Diez, Ph.D.
CTO And Global Managing Director, Products And Services

Águeda Benito, Ph.D.
Global Managing Director, Academics

Robert Zentz
General Counsel

Marisol Suarez
Regional CEO, Latin America

Cagri Bagcioglu, Ed.D.
Regional CEO, Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Wadiah Atiyah, Ph.D., CPA
Regional CEO, Middle East And North Africa

Chaitanya Chitta
Regional CEO, India

Paul Tan
Senior Vice President, Asia Pacific

Jeff Tognola
Senior VP, European Operations & Global Managing Director, Marketing & Online

Francisco Gutierrez, MD, MBA, MHS
Global Managing Director, Medicine And Health Sciences

Malu Gouveia
Global VP of Enrollment
Our experts
Our dedicated senior leadership team drives our missionto expand educational access worldwide.
With diverse expertise in higher education, business, and global operations, our leaders work tirelessly to ensure that Cintana Education and ouri partner institutions succeed. The Cintana Education team has unparalleled experience in creating high-impact, sustainable educational institutions. With more than a million students educated across 200+ campuses in over 25 countries, we understand what it takes to build global networks that deliver quality learning at scale.

Douglas L. Becker
Founder & Chairman

Ricardo Berckemeyer
Co-CEO

R.F. "Rick" Shangraw, Jr., Ph.D.
President

Rafael Sia
Chief Financial Officer

Chris Hill
Chief Strategy Officer And Regional CEO, APAC And Western Europe

Emiliano Diez, Ph.D.
CTO And Global Managing Director, Products And Services

Águeda Benito, Ph.D.
Global Managing Director, Academics

Robert Zentz
General Counsel

Marisol Suarez
Regional CEO, Latin America

Cagri Bagcioglu, Ed.D.
Regional CEO, Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Wadiah Atiyah, Ph.D., CPA
Regional CEO, Middle East And North Africa

Chaitanya Chitta
Regional CEO, India

Paul Tan
Senior Vice President, Asia Pacific

Jeff Tognola
Senior VP, European Operations & Global Managing Director, Marketing & Online

Francisco Gutierrez, MD, MBA, MHS
Global Managing Director, Medicine And Health Sciences

Malu Gouveia
Global VP of Enrollment
Our experts
Our dedicated senior leadership team drives our missionto expand educational access worldwide.
With diverse expertise in higher education, business, and global operations, our leaders work tirelessly to ensure that Cintana Education and ouri partner institutions succeed. The Cintana Education team has unparalleled experience in creating high-impact, sustainable educational institutions. With more than a million students educated across 200+ campuses in over 25 countries, we understand what it takes to build global networks that deliver quality learning at scale.

Douglas L. Becker
Founder & Chairman

Ricardo Berckemeyer
Co-CEO

R.F. "Rick" Shangraw, Jr., Ph.D.
President

Rafael Sia
Chief Financial Officer

Chris Hill
Chief Strategy Officer And Regional CEO, APAC And Western Europe

Emiliano Diez, Ph.D.
CTO And Global Managing Director, Products And Services

Águeda Benito, Ph.D.
Global Managing Director, Academics

Robert Zentz
General Counsel

Marisol Suarez
Regional CEO, Latin America

Cagri Bagcioglu, Ed.D.
Regional CEO, Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Wadiah Atiyah, Ph.D., CPA
Regional CEO, Middle East And North Africa

Chaitanya Chitta
Regional CEO, India

Paul Tan
Senior Vice President, Asia Pacific

Jeff Tognola
Senior VP, European Operations & Global Managing Director, Marketing & Online

Francisco Gutierrez, MD, MBA, MHS
Global Managing Director, Medicine And Health Sciences

Malu Gouveia
Global VP of Enrollment

Partner with us today
We can help develop new markets, launch and manage foreign campuses, and create new cross-border partnerships.
Partner with us today
We can help develop new markets, launch and manage foreign campuses, and create new cross-border partnerships.
Partner with us today
We can help develop new markets, launch and manage foreign campuses, and create new cross-border partnerships.