Carissa Little

Carissa Little is Associate Dean, Global and Online Education, Stanford University School of Engineering, and Executive Director, Stanford Center for Professional Development and Stanford Online. She oversees the development and delivery of online, in-person, and blended Stanford learning experiences to matriculated Stanford students and to learners around the world. Little has more than 20 years of experience working in extended higher education at Stanford University, collaborating with faculty and departments through the evolution of distance learning from broadcast TV telecourses, to streaming media, to massive open online courses, to post-pandemic teaching and learning. Most recently she was Associate Vice Provost and Chief of Staff for the Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning. Prior to Stanford, Little worked as an educator and in high-tech product management, and was an entrepreneur and co-owner of a Silicon Valley-based venture. A graduate of Boston University, she has represented Stanford at numerous committees and conferences, including the Symposium for Higher Education, the USDLA International Forum for Women in E-Learning, the International Association for Continuing Engineering Education, the Association for Engineering Education, Coursera Council, and the IVY+ Online Education Group.