Kogod School of Business Partners with Perplexity to Provide Enterprise AI Access to All Students, Staff and Faculty

This initiative makes Kogod one of the first business schools in the world to provide enterprise AI access to its entire community.

WASHINGTON, March 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Kogod School of Business at American University is partnering with Perplexity to provide cutting-edge AI tools to all students, staff, and faculty. This collaboration represents the latest milestone in Kogod's ongoing investment in AI education, research, and industry leadership.

Through this partnership, every student, staff member, and faculty member at Kogod will have access to Perplexity Enterprise Pro. Providing the entire Kogod community with safe access to an advanced AI research and knowledge tool will transform learning, research, creativity, and productivity both inside and outside the classroom.

"Partnering with Perplexity aligns perfectly with Kogod's deep focus on preparing future business leaders for an AI-driven world," said Dean David Marchick. "Students can build custom tutors to master their coursework, faculty can create AI-powered knowledge hubs for research, and staff can integrate AI into their everyday workflows. It's all about setting each person here up for success as business changes."

This latest investment builds upon Kogod's extensive AI initiatives, which have been called the "most consequential AI transformation in business education" by Times Higher Education's Poets&Quants. In twelve months, Kogod has integrated AI into its curriculum across 40+ courses; developed plans for AI credentials including badges and certificates; and provided faculty with regular training on the latest AI tools. These initiatives ensure students and faculty gain the knowledge and skills needed for today's rapidly evolving business landscape.

"Working with the Kogod School of Business is an exciting expansion of our impact in the education space," said Raman Malik, Perplexity's VP of Product & Growth. "We're thrilled to offer Perplexity Enterprise Pro to the entire Kogod community."

For more information on Kogod's AI initiatives visit the Kogod School of Business website.

About the Kogod School of Business

American University's Kogod School of Business is building a more sustainable world through business. For 70 years, Kogod has redefined what business education looks like — preparing future business leaders to thrive in careers on Wall Street and in Silicon Valley, at nonprofits and in government agencies, in startups and at Fortune 500 companies. With a strong focus on AI, Kogod ensures graduates harness technology's potential to solve real-world business challenges, earning Kogod recognition from Poets & Quants as Best in Class for Artificial Intelligence. Kogod's approach to learning fosters the entrepreneurial mindset and provides students with the skills, resources, and mentorship they need to succeed in any industry. Learn more about the Kogod School of Business and how it is preparing the business leaders of tomorrow here.

About Perplexity AI

Perplexity is a conversational AI answering engine that collects answers from trusted sources in real-time and answers user questions with inline citations. Founded in 2022 by former members of OpenAI, Meta, Quora, Bing, and Databricks, Perplexity is the first AI-driven search engine to provide real-time, conversational answers to user questions. With a mission to bridge the gap between traditional search engines and AI-driven interfaces to provide the best answers for curious people, it answers over 100 million questions worldwide every week. Perplexity is available online at perplexity.com and on iOS, Mac, and Android. Learn more about Perplexity Enterprise Pro here.

SOURCE American University