Gerald Tan Bio

Gerald Tan

President, EF Class, Education First

London

GT is currently President of EF Class, by Education First which is a global leader in international education. He is also an Advisor to tech start-ups. Prior to this he was co-founder (Chief Product) of a London based mobile games company which was acquired by Sony GSN in 2016, and co-founder (Director) of a gaming startup acquired by Unibet in 2015.

He started his career in finance within financial planning and analysis (FP&A) for Electronic Arts, specialising in online business models. He then reskilled into games product management. He has also been a VP Product or independent consultant to startups in education tech, sports tech, music gif network plus various game companies

He is also qualified Chartered Accountant with ICAEW and has been teaching Product Management at General Assembly since 2016.

Gerald Tan

Upcoming Courses

Previously (64)

Business

Excel at Excel: Getting Down to the Basics

Learn the basics of Excel--including configuring/optimizing settings, input, navigation, calculation, formatting, and analysis.

26 Times

Data

Intermediate Excel: Formulas & Functions

Improve your all-around Excel skills - Learn a variety of intermediate functions such as VLookups and If Statements, as well as advanced charts and Pivot Tables

23 Times

Business

Product Management

In this ten-week course, students will learn to navigate the product cycle, from evaluating users and managing a roadmap to creating an MVP and developing metrics.

6 Times

Business

Financial Modelling within Business

Learn to make smarter business decisions by building and using financial models. We’ll learn the basics and practice in class.

5 Times

Business

Intro to Product Management

Gain exposure to all the basic elements and responsibilities of performing the role of a product manager within a digital company.

4 Times

Business

Break Into Product Management

Learn about the product management landscape, what a PM role entails, who makes a good PM, and how you can transition into the field.

Coding

Coding Workshop for Beginners: HTML and CSS

This session, designed for the beginner programmer, will assume no previous coding knowledge. Come along and get started with coding.

Career Development

Building Your Business: From Passion to Profit in 3 Steps

Learn the 'science behind success' and discover the three fundamental elements required to create a business you love.

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