Paul Candland is the new CEO of Age of Learning.
Paul Candland is the new CEO of Age of Learning.
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Age of Learning appoints former Disney exec Paul Candland as CEO

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Education tech company Age of Learning, creator of the ABCmouse online learning program, has appointed former Disney executive Paul Candland as its new chief executive officer.

Doug Dohring, former CEO and founder, will become executive chairman. That’s a big step for the edtech company, as Dohring has been in charge for the past 12 years since the company’s founding in 2007. Candland was formerly president of The Walt Disney Company Asia, and he has been a senior adviser to Age of Learning since 2018.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.