We are

Turnitin

We are a diverse, passionate group of people who have served the global education community since 1998. Our technology promotes honesty, consistency and fairness across all areas of education and academic research.

Our mission

To ensure the integrity of global education and research.


What we stand for

Customer Centric

Our mission is focused on improving learning outcomes; we do this by putting educators and learners at the centre of everything we do.

Passion for Learning

We are committed to our own learning and growth internally. And we support education and learning around the world.

Integrity

Integrity is the heartbeat of Turnitin—it is the core of our products, the way we treat each other and how we work with our customers and vendors.

Action & Ownership

We have a bias toward action and empower teammates to make decisions.

One Team

We strive to break down silos, collaborate effectively and celebrate each others' successes.

Global Mindset

We respect local cultures and embrace diversity. We think globally in all that we do to maximise our impact on education.

A legacy of serving the education community through innovation

2023

Turnitin launches AI writing detection capabilities in Turnitin Feedback Studio (TFS), TFS with Originality, Turnitin Originality, Turnitin Similarity, Simcheck, Originality Check and Originality Check+.

2021

Turnitin acquires ProctorExam, a global leader in proctoring technology; Gradehub, adding to our growing assessment capabilities; and Ouriginal, to help institutions promote academic integrity globally.

2020

Turnitin acquires ExamSoft, expanding its portfolio to include a robust assessment platform serving education, certification, and licensure programs.

2019

Turnitin joins the Advance family of companies, a long-term home for enhancing our core products and investing in emerging technologies.

2018

Turnitin acquires Gradescope, broadening its offerings to deliver high-quality, consistent assessment across all assignment types and subject areas.

2016

Feedback Studio launches. This tool combines best-in-class similarity checking with formative feedback and grading tools to support student writing.

2014

Turnitin invests in machine intelligence technology, and with the acquisition of Lightside Labs expands its time-saving features to include direct-to-student feedback.

2010

Responding to the educational community’s need for streamlined tools, Turnitin designs similarity checking, online grading, and peer review into a single service.

2007

CrossRef begins an exclusive partnership with Turnitin to develop its unparalleled scholarly content database for similarity checking.

2000

Turnitin.com introduces and launches similarity checking, leveraging database pattern-matching technology developed from the Berkeley students’ doctoral research.

Our commitment to a diverse & inclusive workplace

Turnitin promotes an inclusive workplace, bringing talented people together to thrive as their authentic selves. We work to build equitable, diverse teams around the world. Here is our progress in this journey so far.

Gender
Global Employees as of Q4 2023

Asia Pacific
Female
Male
Europe, Middle East, Africa
Female
Male
Latin America
Female
Male
Non-binary
North America
Female
Male
Non-binary
Total
Female
Male
Non-binary

Gender
Global Director + as of Q4 2023

Female
47.1%
Male
52.9%
Non-binary
0%

Ethnicity
US only Employees as of Q4 2023

Asian
12.9%
Black or African American
10.3%
Hispanic or Latino
10.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0.5%
Two or More Races
4.7%
White
60.3%

Ethnicity
US only Director + as of Q4 2023

Asian
12.7%
Black or African American
11.1%
Hispanic or Latino
6.4%
Two or More Races
3.2%
White
65.1%

Our Progress

In Q3 2020, we committed to diversifying our workforce. Since then:

+11.1PP
Q3 2020: 0.0%
Q4 2023: 11.1%
+3.4PP
Q3 2020: 3.0%
Q4 2023: 6.4%
+2.6PP
Q3 2020: 8.0%
Q4 2023: 10.6%
+2.3PP
Q3 2020: 8.0%
Q4 2023: 10.3%
+7.4PP
Q3 2020: 39.0%
Q4 2023: 46.4%

The data in this report is collected based on employee voluntary self-identification and is rounded. We collect race and gender data to help us measure progress on our diversity efforts and to comply with our government record keeping obligations. Diversity data is collected and used in accordance with all applicable international data protection legislation.


Center Leaders

Chris Caren

Chief Executive Officer

Annie Chechitelli

Chief Product Officer

Marissa Farrar

Chief People Officer

Zemina Hasham

Chief Customer Officer

Maurice Heiblum

Chief Revenue Officer

Hazel-Ann Mayers

General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Mike Mitrione

Chief Technology Officer

Peter Rendall

Chief Financial Officer

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