Leaders & Advisory Teams

QuickStart Leaders & Advisory Teams

QuickStart's Leadership and Advisory team is comprised of a diverse group of visionaries who bring unique experiences and viewpoints to the organization. Their objective is to drive QuickStart's core mission, to help students achieve career growth and workforce readiness with the industry’s only multi-modality, AI-based IT learning and development platform.

QuickStart Management Team

Ed Sattar - CEO

Ed Sattar is a visionary and serial entrepreneur. He has invested 20 years in the e-learning industry and made significant contributions across multiple industries. Ed developed an Instructional Delivery Methodology called QS Learn, and an AI cognitive learning platform called CLIPP. Ed is based in Austin, TX.

Elisha Anderson - Vice President, Sales

Elisha has over 20 years of experience in the higher education sector. Throughout her career she has been highly involved in all aspects of operations, sales management, strategic planning, and leadership development. For the past 13 years, she served as a Sr. Director of Admissions and then as the VP of Admissions for an online university. Elisha is based in Salt Lake City, UT.

Torie Flood - Vice President, Marketing

Torie Flood has over 20 years of experience in marketing and strategy. Her career spans industries such as Higher Education (GoKart Labs), SaaS (Revinate), Technology (Deloitte), and Hospitality (Starwood). Before joining QuickStart, she was Head of Client Strategy for a demand generation agency. Torie lives near Washington, DC, with her husband and children.

Faisal Khwaja - Vice President, Engineering

Faisal Khwaja is Vice President of Engineering at QuickStart. He’s experienced in leading IT teams in areas of development, infrastructure, and DevOps. At QuickStart, Faisal moved his team from on-premises to AWS’ cloud platform. He has excellent leadership skills and focuses on key KPIs to monitor his team’s performance. FK is based in Toronto, CA.

David Mantica - Advisory Council Member

David Mantica is one of QuickStart’s Advisory Council Members. As a successful leader in digital marketing, David’s expansive experience includes marketing consulting, management consulting, executive coaching, career development training, and more. You can find his LinkedIn here.

Clyde Seepersad - Advisory Council Member

Clyde Seepersad is one of QuickStart’s Advisory Council Members. His specialties include growing businesses, partnerships/acquisitions, and change management. His international experiences shaped his ability to manage effectively across borders and cultures. You can find his LinkedIn here.