# Shravan Goli

> Shravan Goli is the CEO of Colibri Group, a professional education company serving licensed professionals across real estate, finance, healthcare, and teaching. Previously COO and CPO at Coursera through its IPO; CEO of Dictionary.com; President of Dice.com; earlier product leadership at Yahoo, Microsoft MSN, and Slide. Sits on the NETGEAR board.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at Colibri Group
- **Organizations:** Colibri Group, NETGEAR (board), Coursera (former), Dictionary.com (former), Dice.com / DHI Group (former), Yahoo (former), Microsoft / MSN (former), Slide Inc. (former)
- **Nationality:** American (Indian-born)
- **Education:** B.E., Computer Science, Osmania University, M.S., Computer Science, University of Maryland, MBA, University of Washington
- **Known for:** Led product organization at Coursera through its 2021 IPO, Scaled Dictionary.com as CEO from 2009 to 2013, Ran Dice.com, a marquee tech jobs marketplace, for four years

## Career timeline

- **early career** — Joined Microsoft as an early member of the MSN.com team; led launch of multiple MSN services
- **mid-2000s** — General Manager for Yahoo! Video and Head of Products for Yahoo! Finance
- **late-2000s** — General Manager for Social Media Business at Slide Inc.
- **2009-2013** — President and CEO of Dictionary.com
- **2013-2017** — President of Dice.com (DHI Group)
- **2017-2024** — Chief Product Officer and later Chief Operating Officer at Coursera; helped lead 2021 IPO
- **2021** — Joined the NETGEAR Board of Directors
- **2024-12** — Appointed CEO of Colibri Group, succeeding Mike Duran

## Achievements

- Led product organization at Coursera through its 2021 IPO
- Scaled Dictionary.com as CEO from 2009 to 2013
- Ran Dice.com, a marquee tech jobs marketplace, for four years
- Sits on the board of NETGEAR
- Now leads Colibri Group, a portfolio of 40+ professional education brands

## Latest updates

- **2024-12** — Named CEO of Colibri Group, succeeding Mike Duran (who became Executive Chairman).
- **2025** — Speaker at the ASU+GSV Summit on the future of workforce education.

## Links

- Website: https://colibrigroup.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shravan

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