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Bill Davison, President & CEO Bill Davison is the President and Chief Executive Officer of The American Academy. Bill has more than 20 years of experience in leading technology companies through all levels of growth stages through market identification, development and resulting revenue growth. This has included leadership of sales, marketing, product management, and operations across a variety of industries including both the private and public sector and more specifically, the high school market. At the American Academy, Bill is responsible for all aspects of the overall performance of the Academy including the quality of services provided to its students, the employees and the investors. In addition, Bill serves on the Board of Directors for the Academy. Previous to The American Academy, Bill held various executive positions including COO and CMO at SirsiDynix Corporation, a $100M+ enterprise class software company serving over 25,000 libraries worldwide. Under his leadership, the company grew both organically and inorganically through mergers and the sale of the company to a financial investor. Prior to that, Bill served as VP of Sales and Customer Delivery at Raindance Communications, where he helped grow the communication service provider from a startup to over $60M in annual revenue including an IPO process. Bill received his B.A. in Economics from the College of the Holy Cross and an MBA in Finance and management from the University of Texas at Austin. [TOP] Gregg Rosann, COO & CTO gregg's blog Gregg Rosann is the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Technology Officer of The American Academy. Gregg has more than 20 years of experience in software and systems integration across a variety of industries, with expertise in the public sector. At the American Academy, Gregg is responsible for the operations and technology that deliver education to students worldwide. Previous to The American Academy, Gregg served as Vice President of Software Engineering at Tomax Corporation, where he led the development of the company's flagship product. Gregg also spent 15 years at American Management Systems, where he successfully delivered a series of large and innovative technology projects to state, local and federal defense agencies. Gregg also spent a year as an associate at the Lassonde New Venture Development Center at the University of Utah. He received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Connecticut, and his M.S. in Science Instrumentation from the University of Utah. [TOP] Rebekah Richards, SVP of Academic Affairs & School Principal Rebekah Richards is the SVP of Academic Affairs & Principal of The American Academy. Rebekah has worked in online high school education since 1999; she has been involved in the early stage planning and implementation of numerous public and private online high schools throughout the country, including Colorado Online Learning, Connecticut’s Adult Education online program, The Online Latin School, and Insight Schools, Inc. Prior to joining The American Academy, Rebekah was the Director of Curriculum & Instruction at Insight Schools, a subsidiary of the Apollo Group. Previously, she was the Founder and Executive Director of The Online Latin School, an online content and service provider for high schools; Rebekah also taught Latin and ancient Greek online for six years. Rebekah is a frequent speaker on k12 online learning and has been featured at national and international conferences on topics including online learning for students with learning disabilities, online instructor training, learning management systems, training complex cognitive skills, and instructional message design. Rebekah received a B.A. in Classics from Brigham Young University, an M.S. in Instructional Design and Technology from Utah State University, and an M.A. in Classical Philology from the University of Colorado-Boulder. [TOP] Anthony E. Meyer, Founder Anthony E. Meyer, 46, is the co-founder of The American Academy. In addition to his work at The American Academy, Tony is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of privately-held Meyer and Co. LLC, a diversified merchant banking firm based in New York City with interests in “entrepreneuring” and venture capital, real estate and “family office” management. He also serves as President and Chief Operating Officer of Ocean Road Advisors, Inc. a family office management and investment company for several leading New York City-based families, which manages a portfolio in excess of $750 million invested on behalf of numerous client entities in a broad range of investment strategies, including public and private equities, hedge funds, real estate, and venture capital. Tony has extensive experience and relationships in the real estate, finance, venture capital, healthcare and media sectors. He was a co-founder of the real estate, private equity and venture capital investment affiliates of two leading global investment and finance organizations, Lazard Frères & Co. (in 1994) and Trammell Crow Company (in 1984). Tony has also served as the founding chief executive officer for three entrepreneurial companies as well as the non-executive chairman of several public and private operating businesses. Tony has lectured in real estate, finance and entrepreneurship at Stanford University, New York University and Southern Methodist University and is a past Chairman of the Board of Literacy Instruction for Texas (L.I.F.T.). He has served as a Board member of the Young Leadership Cabinet of the United Jewish Appeal and The Educational Alliance and currently serves on the Advisory Board of the Honors College of the City University of New York. Anthony is also the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of World of Children, an international advocacy organization whose mission is to honor, illuminate and inspire action on behalf of children worldwide. Tony graduated from Harvard College in 1982 as a John Harvard Scholar and received his MBA from Harvard Business School with honors in 1984. [TOP] Professor Paul Zane Pilzer, Founder Economist Paul Zane Pilzer, 53, is the co-founder of The American Academy. In addition to his work at The American Academy, Paul is the CEO and Founder of Zane Benefits, a leading provider of individualized health benefits to U.S. employers. Prior to Zane Benefits, he was the co-founder (along with Mr. Meyer) and CEO of Extend Health (1999-2004). He was also the CEO and Founder of Zane Publishing (1989-1999), one of the world’s largest educational electronic publishers, and is a former Vice President of Citibank. Professor Pilzer was an Adjunct Professor at New York University (1979-2000) where he taught undergraduate and graduate students for 21 consecutive years. He has served as an appointed economic advisor in two presidential administrations (1983-1990). He is the author of seven New York Times bestselling books, including Unlimited Wealth, Other People’s Money, God Wants You To Be Rich:The Theology of Economics, The New Wellness Revolution, and The New Health Insurance Solution. He has appeared three times on the Larry King Live! television program, was a Commentator on National Public Radio and CNN, and he has been profiled on the front page of The Wall St. Journal. Professor Pilzer received his B.A. with honors from Lehigh University in 1974, his M.B.A in 15 months from Wharton Graduate Business School in 1976, and was appointed an Adjunct Professor at New York University in 1979. He has received numerous honors and awards including an honorary Ph.D. for Public Service from Parker College in 2003. [TOP] Paul Ahlstrom, Director Paul Ahlstrom is a serial entrepreneur with a passion for building companies. He has built several startups and understands the process of growing a successful organization. Prior to founding vSpring, Paul founded and served as CEO of Knowlix, a venture-backed provider of knowledge management software and consulting services to the help-desk industry. Knowlix was sold to Peregrine Systems (now Hewlett Packard) in 1999. Paul represents vSpring Capital on the boards of Aeroprise, Cogito, S5 Wireless, DriveSafety and Senforce. He led vSpring’s investments in MyFamly.com, GlobalSim and Altiris (NASDAQ:ATRS). Paul is a regular keynote speaker and an avid supporter of the Mountain West entrepreneurial communities. He serves as an advisor to the Kevin Rollins Center for E-Business at Brigham Young University and serves on the executive committee of the University of Utah’s Technology Commercialization Advisory Board. Paul is a Trustee for the Utah Information Technology Association and a member of Motorola Corporation’s Visionary Research Board. Paul led vSpring’s efforts in New Mexico and also serves on the board of New Mexico Community Capital. About Our InvestorsvSpring Capital, Strategic Lead Investor vSpring Capital is a traditional early-stage venture capital firm with over $290 million of committed capital under management. Collectively, the vSpring team has founded, served as senior officers or board members of over 75 companies. Combined, the directors have a history of successful company leadership and private equity investments that span over 60 years. [TOP] Joel Peterson, Strategic Investor Joel Peterson is the Founding Partner of Peterson Partners. Before founding Peterson Partners, Joel was the managing partner at Trammell Crow Company. He holds an MBA from Harvard and currently teaches entrepreneurial management at Stanford's Graduate School of Business. He currently serves on the boards of jetBlue and Asurion. [TOP] |
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