Explainer: Who is the chief learning officer?

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While the CLO remains the highest-ranking executive in charge of learning and development, the role and responsibilities have expanded.

by Elizabeth Loutfi-Hipchen, Ashley St. John

September 2, 2020

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Video editing by Shaan Chadha and Colin Hohman

Information in this explainer video was gathered from Human Capital Media Research and Advisory Group’s report, “The Role of CLO: What’s Next?“

Ashley St. John

Ashley St. John is Chief Learning Officer’s editor-in-chief.

Elizabeth Loutfi-Hipchen

Elizabeth Loutfi-Hipchen is managing editor for Chief Learning Officer.

To comment, email:  editor@chieflearningofficer.com.