Martín Serrano

Director of Product Innovation at 1Mentor by QS

Martin Serrano is the Co-Founder of 1Mentor, an AI company that delivers powerful tools & services to help institutions adapt to evolving workforce needs. Following its acquisition by QS Quacquarelli Symonds in 2024, he serves as the Director of Product Innovation. QS is the global leader in higher education and career solutions.

1Mentor emerged from the founders' firsthand experiences working with higher education, with a mission to close the skills gap by arming higher education institutions and learners with deep insights into the evolving demands of the job market. To date, 1Mentor has analyzed over 500 million job postings and has expanded its impact across six countries. 1Mentor offers job market insights in real-time and an AI platform to empower learners and institutions to navigate successful career trajectories.

Martin's background spans entrepreneurship, business development, urban planning and sustainability across four continents, bringing together the public and private sectors. He has an MBA from the University of Oxford and a Bachelor of Architecture from University of Notre Dame.

Global Skills Week

Martín Serrano

Director of Product Innovation at 1Mentor by QS

Martin Serrano is the Co-Founder of 1Mentor, an AI company that delivers powerful tools & services to help institutions adapt to evolving workforce needs. Following its acquisition by QS Quacquarelli Symonds in 2024, he serves as the Director of Product Innovation. QS is the global leader in higher education and career solutions.

1Mentor emerged from the founders' firsthand experiences working with higher education, with a mission to close the skills gap by arming higher education institutions and learners with deep insights into the evolving demands of the job market. To date, 1Mentor has analyzed over 500 million job postings and has expanded its impact across six countries. 1Mentor offers job market insights in real-time and an AI platform to empower learners and institutions to navigate successful career trajectories.

Martin's background spans entrepreneurship, business development, urban planning and sustainability across four continents, bringing together the public and private sectors. He has an MBA from the University of Oxford and a Bachelor of Architecture from University of Notre Dame.

Global Skills Week
2025 Global Skills Summit
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
11:00 am

Workshop. Career Readiness Reimagined: A Case Study in Leveraging AI for Student Agency

The widening gap between higher education and the modern job market demands a proactive, data-driven approach to student career readiness. Join 1Mentor and the University of Virginia as they provide a deep dive into UVA's CareerConnect initiative to demonstrate how institutions can use real-time data to empower students in identifying, developing, and articulating their skills, thereby better aligning academic experience and career aspirations. Powerful new data-driven tools for advisors, department chairs, and deans will also be highlighted. Participants will examine key challenges, explore actionable solutions, participate in a peer-led dialogue, and walk away with a concrete plan for their own institutions.