Genius Group Welcomes Dr. David Vierra as Interim President of the University of Antelope Valley
14 July 2022 - 9:00PM
Business Wire
Genius Group Limited (“Genius Group” or the “Company”) (NYSE
American: GNS), a world-leading entrepreneur Edtech and education
group, and the University of Antelope Valley, recently acquired by
Genius Group, today welcomed the appointment of Dr. David Vierra as
Interim President of the University of Antelope Valley (UAV),
effective 1st July.
Dr. Vierra has a proven track record of working in education,
having spent 40 years in public education, including 7 years
teaching and 20 years as Superintendent of the Antelope Valley
Union High School District, overseeing the education of over 24,000
students. Dr. Vierra has served on the Board of Trustees at UAV for
10 years and as such has a strong affinity with the university,
community, students, and teachers.
After retiring as School Superintendent in 2021, Dr. Vierra
decided to embark on this new role as he felt it was an exciting
time for UAV and wanted to be part of the new direction and growth
envisaged by Roger James Hamilton and the Genius Group team, but
also be able to offer continuity to the community, faculty, and
campus.
The UAV Board of Trustees voted unanimously to appoint Dr.
Vierra as the Interim President. This new appointment follows the
completion of the acquisition of UAV by Genius Group last week, and
the UAV founders, Marco and Sandra Johnson, changing positions with
Marco Johnson resigning as President and taking on the position of
Senior Executive of Athletics, and Sandra Johnson taking on the
role of Vice President, with both becoming UAV Board of Trustee
Members. Roger James Hamilton, Founder and CEO of Genius Group, was
also voted in as a member of the Board of Trustees, and Dr. Steve
Gocke was voted in as the Board of Trustee’s new Chair.
Mr. Hamilton commented, “We are delighted by the changes the
Board of Trustees have made, providing both continuity and
oversight as UAV becomes part of the Genius family. We are looking
forward to the next chapter for UAV with David at the helm and with
Marco and Sandra taking seats on the Board of Trustees as the
founders of the university.”
Dr. Vierra commented, “I am pleased to start this new role.
Genius Group’s vision for education is something to get excited
about, and now that UAV is part of Genius Group, we have an
opportunity to expand UAV’s mission of providing quality
undergraduate, graduate, certificate, and continuing education to
our local and global community.”
About Genius Group
Genius Group is a world leading entrepreneur Edtech and
education group, with a mission to disrupt the current education
model with a student-centered, life-long learning curriculum that
prepares students with the leadership, entrepreneurial and life
skills to succeed in today’s market. The group has over 2.9 million
students in 200 countries, ranging from ages 0 to 100. The group
includes four pre-IPO companies (the “Pre-IPO Group”), and four
companies that were acquired at the time of or shortly after the
IPO (the “IPO Acquisitions”).
The entrepreneur education system of our Pre-IPO Group has been
delivered virtually and in-person, in multiple languages, locally
and globally mainly via the Pre-IPO Group’s AI powered,
personalized GeniusU Edtech platform to adults seeking to grow
their entrepreneur and leadership skills.
The Pre-IPO Group includes Genius Group, GeniusU, Entrepreneurs
Institute and Entrepreneur Resorts. This group of entrepreneur
education companies has grown through organic growth and
acquisitions, with a focus on adding value to each company through
GeniusU, which is being developed to provide AI-driven personal
recommendations and guidance for each student. The Pre-IPO Group is
now expanding its education system to age groups beyond its current
adult audience, to children and young adults. The four IPO
Acquisitions are the first step towards this. They include:
Education Angels, which provides early learning in New Zealand for
children from 0-5 years old; E-Square, which provides primary and
secondary school education in South Africa; University of Antelope
Valley, which provides vocational certifications and university
degrees in California, USA; and Property Investors Network, which
provides property investment courses and events in England, UK.
Genius Group’s post-IPO plan is to combine the education
programs of the IPO Acquisitions with its current education
programs and Edtech platform as part of one lifelong learning
system, and it has selected these acquisitions because they already
share aspects of the Genius curriculum and its focus on
entrepreneur education.
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