Ilya Gogin is the Director of Product Management at Pearson, where he leads the ELL Accelerator team to advance the adoption of emerging technologies for language learning. Previously, he was an Instructional Designer for adult language learning courseware and a Product Manager. He’s been working closely with AI teams at Pearson to incubate AI powered features and products. Before Pearson, Ilya taught ESL in New York, where he also gave workshops to help English teachers adopt new technologies in the classroom. He holds a master's degree in TESOL, specializing on teaching adult learners. Currently, he is working on projects that use generative AI and XR for language learning.