Eric Patnoudes M.Ed.

Eric Patnoudes M.Ed. has a unique combination of business acumen, technical expertise, and education background. He currently serves as a Senior Manager of Corporate Education Partnerships at Discovery Education, the global leader in standards-based digital curriculum resources for K–12 classrooms worldwide. Home to award-winning digital textbooks, multimedia content, and the largest professional development community of its kind.

He formerly worked as the Director of Strategic Initiatives at Otus, a Chicago-based education technology platform provider for teachers, administrators, students, and parents. Eric also spent four years as a K-12 Education Strategist at CDW, the largest reseller of devices in the United States. Eric worked alongside customers to ensure district goals are identified and pursued responsibly, cohesively, and strategically throughout the planning and implementation of technology initiatives.

Prior to these roles, he was an instructional technologist and a special education teacher at Joliet Township High School outside of Chicago. He holds a Master of Education (M.Ed) degree from the University of Illinois, with an emphasis on Curriculum, Technology and Education Reform.

Eric as experience as a Level 2 Google Certified Educator, Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert and he represented the US at the Microsoft Global forum in Barcelona as an MIE Expert Educator.