Rena Thorsen

Ms. Rena Thorsen is Celeriti's President and CEO. Ms Thorsen is an experienced business executive,
learning strategist and visionary with leadership experience at both large corporations as well as private
start up businesses.  Ms. Thorsen was a Division President and then Senior VP of Global Learning Systems'
Corporate Marketing,
responsible for building the company's global marketing organization and for directing
all strategic worldwide marketing.

Prior to Global Learning Systems, Ms. Thorsen was a founding Principal of Savant, LLC and facilitated its
acquisition by Global Learning Systems.  As the CEO and President of Savant, Ms. Thorsen built the
company and was responsible for exceeding the company's aggressive revenue target. 
Under her leadership, Savant became industry recognized as a major player in the Learning marketplace. 
 

Over the past 25 years, Ms. Thorsen has held various executive positions that include:  Director of Federal Education
at AT&T; Senior VP of Professional Services at IMC (the first acquisition by BEA Systems);
and Senior Director of Worldwide Corporate Education at BEA Systems, Inc. 

Ms. Thorsen’s experience ranges from Business Strategy and Operations, to Marketing and Sales. 
She was responsible for developing and building a worldwide education channel for both UNIX Systems
Laboratories and BEA Systems. 

Ms. Thorsen has been a member of The Masie Online Learning Council, CEdMA,
IDC's Enterprise Technology Trends (ETT) Advisory Council, ITTACompTIA,
United Nations World Food Organization, NJ Technology Council and Community Options Business Advisory Council.  
Ms. Thorsen is also a regular presenter at global e-Learning conferences and is considered to be a respected
voice in the industry.

Ms. Thorsen and her family make their home in Basking Ridge, NJ.