Whitney Kilgore

Co-Founder and Chief Academic Officer, iDesign

Whitney Kilgore is a visionary leader in digital learning who has dedicated her career to championing equitable, scalable, and human-centered online education models. As co-founder and chief academic officer of iDesign, she has partnered with hundreds of institutions to build high-quality online programs that preserve faculty autonomy while meeting the needs of diverse learners, particularly adult learners, rural students, and those in historically underserved communities. Her work is grounded in empathy, rigor, and care for both students and faculty, with scholarship in care theory and trust-building in online design that directly aligns with advancing digital learning policy and practice. Whitney is committed to advancing bold, inclusive strategies that increase access through high-quality digital learning and collaborative innovation in postsecondary education.