Develop, launch, manage and invest in domestic and international businesses in three sectors: education, entertainment and media. EDUCATION SECTOR:►Advise college presidents, provosts and senior administrators on growth, innovation and change.►Led international team that in two years grew revenues 170% and EBITDA 148%.►Created international education joint ventures that generate significant value for students and institutions; profiled on page 1 of New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/08/education/08kaplan.html ►Identified acquisition that tripled Kaplan's revenues and doubled operating income in English as Second Language.►Developed growth strategy for eBook joint venture owned by top 5 publishers.MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT SECTORS:►Identified Internet videogame acquisition target valued at $29M; two years later sold to News Corp. for $650M.►Created and developed Chinese Joint Venture Media Company for Ziff Davis. ►Managed Ziff Davis Worldwide Licensing P&L that consistently achieved 60% EBITDA margin.►At BCG, PwC, PSD and GROWTH, led development of successful media strategy projects for blue chip clients including ABC Broadcasting, Bertelsmann, Harley-Davidson, Kaplan, Marvel, MTV, NFL, National Music Publishers, Nickelodeon, NPR, et. al.SPECIALIZATIONS►Bandwidth for senior executives wanting to turbocharge front and back burner initiatives►Lead and mentor teams in Asia, Australia and Europe►Product development and project management that builds global revenue and EBITDA►Business development via organic growth, M&A, syndication, licensing►Consumer marketing and brand extensions►Storytelling sensibility using photography and videography