Educational technology veteran Eric Wenck joins ACT as chief technology officer

ACT this week announced that educational technology veteran Eric Wenck has joined the assessment company as chief technology officer.

“This leadership position is paramount to our continued growth and success and reflects our unwavering commitment to world-class experiences for learners, educators, team members, and ACT partners,” ACT CEO Janet Godwin said. “With 35 years in the information technology and education industries, I’m confident Eric is poised to lead ACT’s technology initiatives well into the future.”

Wenck will lead a team of some 200 people working with product and operations teams to deliver enhancements to current services, new products and optimal internal systems to ensure the highest quality experiences for everyone engaged with ACT.

Wenck previously was chief information officer at Fullbloom and Catapult Learning, as well as chief operating officer and chief technology officer at Sylvan Learning.

“Having built my career in the education and technology space, I’ve been able to combine my passions for mission-based work and business discipline,” Wenck said. “I can’t think of a better place than ACT to continue that work by developing technological innovations to help realize the company mission of leading the industry in best-in-class educational products and services. It’s truly a privilege to join ACT.”

In addition to its flagship college readiness test, ACT provides PreACT assessments, work-ready assessments that lead to recognized certification, and assessments for international students seeking to demonstrate their English-language skills and readiness for college in the United States and other countries.

The ACT is equally accepted at all major institutions of higher education in the United States, including Ivy League schools, and at more than 400 higher ed institutions outside of the U.S.

“Everyone at ACT recognizes that our systems provide critical points of connections between learners, educators, institutions of higher education, and future employers,” Wenck said. “I’m excited for the opportunity to help ensure those systems remain reliable and expandable to meet growing and changing needs.”