Mark Anderson worked for Pearson plc for 22 years in two stints until 2016, latterly as Managing Director UK where he was responsible for Edexcel and Pearson College. From 2016-22 he was chair of London Metropolitan University. He works as a consultant and non-executive with a range of edtech businesses and is currently chair of Edify (virtual reality) and Macat (critical thinking). He was formerly chair of BibliU which delivers learning content in a smart app to students and libraries across the HE sector in the UK and US.