Please join the Institute for Leadershp and Entrepreneurship, along with the Scheller College of Business, the Center for 21st Century Universities and the GT College of Computing, for a talk from David Levin and Stephen Laster, of McGraw-Hill Education.

David Levin has been the President and CEO of McGraw-Hill Education, a leading learning science company, since April 2014. He is responsible for the growth and management of its global business.

Previously, David was the Chief Executive of UBM, a multinational media company headquartered in London. Over his nearly nine years leading UBM, he reoriented the company's business mix toward emerging markets while growing its U.S. revenues. He also shifted UBM's business models away from print toward live events and online communities, and renewed the company's culture, fostering an open, collaborative, and social environment. Under his leadership, UBM realigned its portfolio through more than 100 acquisitions.

Before joining UBM, David was Chief Executive of Symbian Software, a U.K.-based software group that built the operating system to power the first generation of smartphones. Previously, he served as Chief Executive of Psion PLC, a London-based consumer and business technology company. He also served as CEO and CFO of Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC, and as the President of Institutional Investor, a financial information business. He served for seven years as a non-executive on the Finance Committee of the Oxford University Press.

David holds a Bachelor's degree in politics, philosophy, and economics from Oxford University, and a M.B.A. from Stanford University.

Stephen was appointed Chief Digital Officer of McGraw-Hill Education in August 2012. He is responsible for creating compelling student experiences and developing breakthrough teaching and learning solutions.

Prior to joining McGraw-Hill Education, he led Intelligent Solutions, LLC, a firm that engages with universities and businesses to leverage their digital technology and collaborative tools. At the same time, he served as the Chief Information and Technology Officer of the Harvard Business School while also a member of the HBS administrative leadership team, overseeing the school’s academic, research, and administrative computing teams.

Stephen taught courses at the undergraduate, graduate, and executive/professional level in technology leadership, problem solving, software design, and eLearning product development. Prior to joining Harvard, he held several leadership positions at Babson College including Chief Technology Officer for Babson's for-profit eLearning company and Director of Curriculum Innovation and Technology. Earlier, Stephen held leadership positions at a number of companies where he was responsible for information technology, technology product development, and major re-engineering and implementation efforts. He is a former trustee of Babson College and is on the Board of the Sloan Consortium for Online Learning.

Stephen holds a Bachelor’s degree from Bowdoin College, and a MBA from the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College.

Levin and Laster will speak at Georgia Tech's IMPACT Speaker Series on Wednesday, August 31, 2016. 

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The series is free and open to the public, and reservations are not required.

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