Nicolaas Matthijs is an entrepreneur and product creator with over 10 years of experience in Educational Technology. Nicolaas has worked at several leading R1 institutions such as Cambridge University, UC Berkeley and Georgia Tech, where he developed Learning Management Systems, Academic Collaboration Tools, Learning Analytics solutions and other learning tools. He has contributed to numerous Open Source projects and communities and is internationally recognized for bringing technical and user experience innovation to these communities, for which he has received several awards. Nicolaas also developed an accessibility tool, called Ally, that helps institutions make their course materials more accessible for all learners. Following the acquisition of Ally by Blackboard, Nicolaas now acts as the Product Manager for Ally at Blackboard.