Brian Whitmer does not look like the co-founder and chief learning officer of a major education-technology company. Here in the Educause exhibit hall, he looks like a college kid.
Mr. Whitmer stands beneath the elaborate setup of his company, Instructure, chatting with several potential clients. Baby-faced and blond, he wears jeans with an untucked button-down shirt and a large black backpack slung over both shoulders.
