PatrickGavin

CEO

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Online marketing veteran with 15+ years of experience in digital marketing having founded multiple online marketing companies. Patrick has a core expertise in digital strategic and content marketing. He was the founder and CEO of Text Link Ads, a business acquired by Lake Capital in 2006. Was a founding investor in HigherEducation.com in 2007 and became CEO in 2009. Led company partnership with Abry Partners in 2011.

JohnCascio

Director of Finance

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With more than 12 years of experience, John oversees all finance, accounting, data analysis, and forecasting functions. His previous experience includes other private industries and the assurance practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

JeffMayer

Senior Vice President, Operations

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Over 20 years of marketing and business operations experience with the past 6 years serving higher education. Jeff's previous roles include Senior Vice President of Integrated Marketing for Academic Partnerships, Executive Director of Marketing for Kaplan Higher Education Group and various domestic and international roles for DHL Express and Komatsu Latin America.

JoeriWeyenberg

President

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Over 20 years of experience driving P&Ls, strategy, change management and marketing functions, including 9 years as an executive in online education, as well as senior roles in international companies across Europe, Asia and the USA. Prior to joining the team, Joeri was the head of marketing and student acquisition at one of the largest online higher education institutions in the U.S. Joeri is also a frequent guest speaker and lecturer on a variety of topics relevant to the higher education industry, and has won numerous industry awards.

StephenAmante

CFO

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With more than 25 years of experience starting and growing technology enabled service businesses, Stephen is responsible for all finance, accounting, human resources, and administrative functions and is closely involved with most of the company’s operations. He has served as CFO for various private-equity backed enterprises over the last 10 years.

SuzanneGuinn

Vice President, Managing Director

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With more than 20 years in higher education and expertise in customer experience and market development, Suzanne serves as the primary lisaon between our HE team and our partner universities.

DanielYap

Vice President, Business Intelligence

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Over 17 years of digital marketing experience with the past 7 years in higher education. Before joining the team, Daniel led digital marketing for a major higher education institution. In 2013, he was named one of the Top 40 under 40 innovative brand marketers.

RafaelJose

COO

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With more than 12 years of digital marketing experience, Rafael oversees the content marketing production and operations for the Company. His previous experience includes building sales and account teams for both start-ups and large agencies.

MitchComardo

Vice President, Technology

With 10 years of experience, Mitch heads up all of HigherEducation’s product development, infrastructure, design and help desk functions. Prior to joining H-E, Mitch helped large-scale, web-based technology companies leverage supply chain management, pricing optimization and internal operational software to maximize investments and minimize risk.

AvishanHodjat

Senior VP, Sales & Client Services

Over 15 years of leadership experience in internet technology, marketing and lead generation, including 11 years as an executive in the higher education industry. Avishan specializes in driving enrollment growth for not for profit and private universities.