
Allen Shaheen
New Market Thoughts
Jul 25, 2025
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Edtech and Workforce Development News Roundup - 7/25
This week's news roundup is focused on the rapidly evolving landscape of education and workforce development in the age of AI and digital innovation. While there is immense potential for edtech, the challenges of integrating AI tools into learning environments, highlight the necessity of fostering foundational skills, critical thinking, and career readiness.
Jul 18, 2025
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Edtech and Workforce Development News Roundup - 7/18
From preparing graduates for the AI-driven job market to addressing historic disparities rooted in geographic and socioeconomic factors, innovative solutions are essential. Edtech companies, educators, and policymakers are increasingly collaborating to create equitable, future-ready learning environments that empower all students to thrive in an uncertain world.
Jul 11, 2025
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Edtech and Workforce Development News Roundup - 7/11
From the rising demand for targeted training to tackling chronic absenteeism and preparing teens for future careers, these articles highlight the pivotal role that edtech and workforce development companies can play in shaping a resilient, inclusive, and adaptable workforce.
Allen Shaheen is Executive Vice-President, Data Services at Cognizant. He has been with Cognizant since early 2004 and has been part of the executive team that has grown the company from $350m in revenues in 2004 to over $18B in 2021. Allen is also a founding board member (stepping down in 2020) of the Cognizant U.S. Foundation, a non-profit organization established to fund STEM education and skills programs, public-private partnerships and other initiatives designed for high school graduates, community college and college students, military veterans and others in the workforce seeking specialized technical skills for digital technology jobs.
Previously, Allen was the global leader of Cognizant’s mergers and acquisitions and was Global Markets Leader of the company’s Enterprise Applications Solutions, Digital Engineering, and Quality Assurance groups.
