Jane Kopcke Email Address

Software Technology Advisor to Private Equity

Ellucian, the new company formed by the combination of Datatel and SunGard Higher Education, delivers a broad portfolio of technology solutions, developed in collaboration with a global education community, and provides strategic guidance to help education institutions of all kinds navigate change, achieve greater transparency, and drive efficiencies.

Mr. Kopcke completed his career at Ellucian. Under his direction, Ellucian products were moved to modern technology stacks and to the AWS Cloud. Ellucian also released the first technology platform, Ellucian Ethos, dedicated to higher education. Ellucian provides technology solutions and services that remove barriers, helping higher education institutions achieve student success. It’s been Ellucian's total focus for more than 40 years. Ellucian serves 2,400 institutions and 18 million students in 40 countries around the globe. As senior vice president and chief technology officer for Ellucian, John Kopcke was responsible for creating and leading the company’s technology vision, strategy and direction. He has more than forty years of experience developing technology solutions. Previously, Mr. Kopcke served as executive vice president and chief technology officer for JDA Software Group, following the company’s merger with RedPrairie. At JDA, he was responsible for the technology that spans the JDA product portfolio, including cloud enablement, JDA Platform, mobility framework, optimization framework, and business intelligence. Prior to joining RedPrairie, he was the chief technology officer at Hyperion Solutions before it was acquired by Oracle, where he was recognized as an industry pioneer in developing enterprise performance management solutions. Mr. Kopcke was also senior vice president of business intelligence and performance management at Oracle and served as vice president of research and development at Optio Software. Mr. Kopcke has served on the Peking University Business Performance Management Research Institute Advisory Board. Mr. Kopcke holds a BGS degree from the University of Michigan in computer science, mathematics, and economics. Kopcke was named one of the 100 most influential people in finance by the editors of Treasury & Risk Management magazine in 2006. Specialties: Product and Technology Strategy / Software Development