Chad Udell is an award-winning technologist, CEO, and early advocate of mobile-first learning and performance support. As the founder of SparkLearn, he has spent more than 20 years building learning ecosystems for Fortune 500 companies, federal agencies, and global organizations, long before “mobile” and “AI” became buzzwords.

A Guild member since 2008 and a recognized GuildMaster, Chad has been deeply engaged in shaping industry conversations around performance ecosystems, mobile content strategy, and now AI-augmented learning architectures.

He is the author of Learning Everywhere and co-editor/author (with Gary Woodill) of Mastering Mobile Learning and Shock of the New. A sought-after speaker, Chad is known for blending forward-thinking innovation with practical, field-tested execution.