RegEd appointed Derrick D. Cobey to the role of chief technology officer. In this role, Cobey will direct RegEd’s technology strategy and drive continuous innovation across RegEd’s broad compliance and credentialing solutions portfolio.

Cobey is a highly accomplished technology and business leader with more than 20 years of software development and SaaS solution experience. He joined RegEd from hCentive, where he was chief product officer and general manager, Government Solutions. At hCentive Derrick was responsible for the company’s overall strategic direction and day-to-day operations on a global level. In his prior career, Derrick was the chief technology officer for Mediware Human Services (now WellSky), Senior Vice President of Product and Solutions Engineering at PeopleClick (now PeopleFluent) and the vice president of Product Engineering at JPMorgan Chase. During his time at these companies, he led globally distributed teams in engineering SaaS solutions and fast-growth enterprise software.

“As client expectations for technology-enabled efficiency continue to evolve, a chief technology officer that is an innovation agent with highly disciplined execution is critical to our continued success” said John M. Schobel, RegEd CEO and Founder. “Derrick brings extensive knowledge of product engineering, technology strategy, SaaS solutions development and systems architecture and design, in combination with a successful track record of delivering enterprise software solutions that are competitively distinguished, to RegEd. His proven ability to execute technology and product transformation strategies and drive highly disciplined SLDC practices will help ensure RegEd’s continued success.”

“I’m thrilled that Derrick has joined RegEd at this exciting point in our growth,” continued Schobel. “Derrick’s technology expertise and proven track record in roles at high-growth companies make him an excellent fit to continue to drive RegEd’s culture of innovation, and I’m confident that he’ll make material contributions to RegEd’s future.”

RegEd was established in 2000 by former regulators and is recognized for continuous regulatory technology innovation.