As CEO of EdGate Holdings Inc., Peter Sibley is instituting a vision to support lifelong learning that creates new opportunities and career paths for individuals.
For his success in realizing that vision, Sibley was named CEO of the Year in the Small Business Category by the San Diego Business Journal.
A Successful Journey
Under Sibley’s leadership, EdGate created and developed Journeys – a state-of-the-art career exploration, Google-like mapping tool that depicts education and training pathways that lead to advanced manufacturing occupations.
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Journeys was chosen as a U.S. Department of Education top five finalist in the Reach Higher Career Challenge which included presenting Journeys at the White House, a pursuit spearheaded by Sibley.
Journeys has been described by the Council on Foreign Relations as an online portal that “will allow both high school and college students, as well as mid-career workers in transition, to chart various educational paths to achieve their career goals. Such tools will be enormously valuable for both students and guidance counselors to help inform educational choices.”
Under Sibley’s watch, EdGate has created the largest career and technical education standards database in the world and created an AI-based standards alignment tool for educational resources. EdGate’s standards correlation technology has received several new patents for a proven system to identify, tag and align content to specific standards applicable to curriculum, lessons, assessments and educational resources. In 2022, the EdGate correlation services consulting group of the business reached its highest sales numbers to date.
The success of Sibley’s vision for Journeys was made possible by building a world-class team through a series of acquisitions, including Education World, Fox River Learning, EdGate Correlation Services, Total Reader, SchoolNotes and IDMS/TestBuilder.
Compassionate Leader
In addition to a nearly 40-year dedication to education in San Diego and across the world, Sibley has also shown dedication and compassion in his management of the team he leads.
“Looking beyond the business itself – the marketing, the sales, the client meetings, the Zoom presentations, etc. – I would like to recognize Peter for looking out for the well-being of his employees and going above and beyond to be a role model,” said EdGate General Manager Gina Faulk in her nomination of Sibley.
Sibley allowed flexibility in scheduling throughout the COVID pandemic, allowing EdGate staff to focus on health and family. He has also personally stepped in to cover different roles at the company when employees have had to take long-term absences due to serious health concerns.
“I have never worked with another CEO who has championed his team like Peter does,” Faulk said. “A constant cheerleader and radiator of positivity, Peter is not just our leader and the idea guy, he is the boss that everyone should strive to be.”
Educational Experience Shared
In addition to his dedication to EdGate, Sibley also extends his experience in education to the broader community. He currently serves on the University of San Diego School of Leadership and Education Advisory Board and on the West Texas University Department of Information Systems Advisory Board. He has also held the position of Dean of the School of Computer Science & Engineering at National University based in San Diego.
Sibley is also very involved with the San Diego Cyber Center of Excellence (SDCCOE). Journeys has partnered with SDCCOE to develop an interactive pilot to map cyber education, training and career pathways in San Diego. This work includes the creation of a cyber-specific version of the Journeys Map that is powered by the National Institute of Cyber Education framework, as well as course catalogs from local universities.
EdGate has also partnered with Junior Achievement San Diego to bring Journeys to students taking part in the JA Finance Park experience.
IN HIS OWN WORDS:
“Lifelong learning to attain your personal version of success is the lifeblood of vibrant communities. Our vision at EdGate is to help individuals navigate the increasingly complex and dynamic web of opportunity. By working with employers, publishers, traditional and alternative educational providers, and industry organizations, EdGate demystifies the journey and empowers the individual.
The EdGate team thanks SDBJ for its spotlight on the importance of helping diverse and underserved communities enter high paying, high tech industries. We also want to thank Lisa Easterly of Cyber Center of Excellence and Jane Schlosberg of Classroom of the Future Foundation for their support.”
