Clark Gilbert

Clark Gilbert
Clark Gilbert in 2019
General Authority Seventy
April 3, 2021 (2021-04-03)
Called byRussell M. Nelson
1st President of BYU–Pathway Worldwide
In office
May 1, 2017 – August 1, 2021
SuccessorBrian K. Ashton
16th President of Brigham Young University–Idaho
In office
April 13, 2015 – April 10, 2017
PredecessorKim B. Clark
SuccessorHenry J. Eyring
Personal details
Born (1970-06-18) June 18, 1970 (age 54)
California
Alma materBrigham Young University (B.A.)
Stanford University (M.A.)
Harvard University (D.B.A.)
Spouse(s)Christine Gilbert
Children8
Website[1]
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Clark G. Gilbert (born June 18, 1970) has been a general authority seventy of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since April 2021[1] and the church commissioner of education since August of that year.[2] He was the president of BYU–Pathway Worldwide (BYU–PW), an online higher education organization, from its creation in 2017 until August 2021.[3][4] He was serving as the sixteenth president of Brigham Young University–Idaho (BYU–Idaho) when he was appointed inaugural president of BYU–PW. Previously, Gilbert served as president and CEO of both the Deseret News and Deseret Digital Media, having also served as an executive vice president of Deseret Management Corporation, a professor at Harvard Business School (HBS), and as an associate academic vice president at BYU–Idaho.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Elder Clark G. Gilbert". 3 April 2021.
  2. ^ See this article for verification.
  3. ^ Furlong, Josh. "LDS Church announces new BYU-I president, new online higher education organization", KSL. Salt Lake City, 7 February 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  4. ^ "LDS church asks Clark G. Gilbert to lead BYU–Pathway Worldwide | Local News". rexburgstandardjournal.com. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
  5. ^ "Meet the DDM Team: Clark Gilbert". Deseret Digital Media. Archived from the original on 2013-01-21.
  6. ^ "Clark Gilbert named new president of BYU-Idaho". Deseret News. 2015-01-27. Archived from the original on January 29, 2015. Retrieved 2017-05-01.