Wil Zemp
Education & Workforce Transformation Executive | Enterprise Impact Architect | Technology-Enabled Scale | Customer-Obsessed Solutions
- Role
- General Manager, Global Higher Education at ETS
- Location
- Charleston, SC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Wil Zemp
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Experience
General Manager, Global Higher Education
May 2024 — Present · Princeton, NJ, US
I led ETS’s global higher education business unit, focused on scalable assessment, credentialing, and enrollment solutions for graduate institutions and lifelong learners. I managed a team of 10 Strategic Account Managers and partnered across product, strategy, and innovation functions, with P&L responsibility and oversight of an eight-figure budget. Highlights- Modernized the GRE and Graduate Search Service, aligning them with evolving institutional needs- Led the launch of GEMS, a graduate enrollment matching platform developed in partnership with Noodle- Co-led Project Compass, advancing skills-based credentialing and lifelong learning strategy- Built new university and system partnerships to strengthen ETS’s role in workforce and talent pipelines- Repositioned innovation and account teams around customer needs and market alignmentThis role combined product transformation, strategic partnerships, and higher ed leadership at scale.
Education
Qasid Arabic Institute
Graduate Certificate, Arabic Language & Middle Eastern Studies
2007
Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education
Executive Education Certificate, Public Leadership Executive Program
Naval Postgraduate School
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, National Security Affairs
2005 — 2007
The Catholic University of America
Master of Arts - MA, International Relations and Affairs
Marine Corps University
School of Advanced Warfighting (SAW) - Master of Operational Systems, Systems Engineering
The United States Army War College
Master's degree, Military Strategic Studies, General
U.S. Naval War College
Master of Arts - MA, National Security and Strategic Studies
National Defense University
Graduate-Level Professional Military Education (PME), Joint and Combined Warfighting School (JCWS)
Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy
Graduate Certificate, Public Policy, Strategic Leadership
The Citadel
Bachelor of Science - BS, Education
Defense Acquisition University
Executive Training Certification , Training with Industry at Google
2009 — 2010
U.S. State Department - Foreign Service Institute (FSI)
Executive Education / Leadership Development Program, Leadership and Management
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