Chegg, Inc. announced the appointment of Nathan Schultz as Chief Executive Officer, effective June 1. Schultz will succeed Dan Rosensweig, who will step up to the role of Executive Chairman after 14 years as CEO. Schultz is a veteran of Chegg and has served in multiple leadership roles over the last 16 years at the company. Early on he was responsible for Chegg?s required materials offerings and was instrumental in shifting the company to a fully digital learning platform in his role as President of Learning Services.

In 2022, he was elevated to the role of Chief Operating Officer, overseeing Chegg?s learning services, including Chegg Study, Writing, and Math, and non-academic support, such as language learning and skills training. Under his leadership, Schultz led Chegg to embed AI into every facet of product development, specifically driving the formation of Chegg's unique and proprietary large language models that are the foundation for the company's new personalised learning experience. Schultz has a deep passion for delivering learning outcomes and has dedicated his career to education, having previously worked in education publishing at Bowker, Pearson, and Jones & Bartlett prior to joining Chegg.

He attended Elon University in North Carolina, receiving his BA in History and English, and continued his education in Finance at Stevens Institute of Technology in New Jersey.