Judith Sebesta, Ph.D., serves as Vice President, ISKME Labs, leading research, development, and innovation for the Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education. Prior to this position she was the Executive Director of the Digital Higher Education Consortium of Texas. She also served in a variety of roles at the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, including as Project Director for Open Educational Resources, Director of Innovation, and Program Director for Distance Education. 

Judith is the President of the Executive Council for the Community College Consortium for OER and holds a certificate in open licensing from Creative Commons. Before shifting her career focus to the broader landscape of policy and practice in open education, innovation, and digital education, Judith enjoyed a fifteen-year career as a university professor and administrator.