Expert Details
For-Profit Higher Education
ID: 731152
Rhode Island, USA
Most recently Expert served as publisher of Edu Investor, and founder and education services industry analyst at Country View Capital Research, LLC. He was previously campus president at Lincoln Educational Services (LINC). Before being recruited to Lincoln, Expert was an executive director at Kaplan Higher Education (GHC) and was formerly campus president at Gibbs College (CECO) and Katharine Gibbs Schools (KKR).
He earned his Bachelor's of Science in Business Studies from Stockton University on a full tuition, academic scholarship, and completed The Practice of Management at Brown University.
Expert's mission is to leverage acquired leadership, operational, organizational, and strategic skills, providing expert advice and testimony to key industry stakeholders including hedge funds, family offices, mutual funds, management consultants, private equity, M+A advisors, public accountants, litigation attorneys, regulatory agencies, legislative committees, policy institutes, expert networks, and privately held education companies.
He is a contributing writer to Seeking Alpha (SA Pro) where he won an outstanding performance award for his short thesis on ESI. Expert has authored a full-length published book on education in modern U.S. society.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 2001 | Degree: Certificate | Subject: The Practice of Management Program | Institution: Brown University |
| Year: 1981 | Degree: BS | Subject: Business Studies | Institution: Stockton University |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2013 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Author and Industry Expert | Department: Consultant |
Responsibilities:Independent provider of expertise and testimony of the education services sector to institutional investors, management consultants, and attorneys via retained client services and expert networks. For-profit education industry expert source for print, broadcast, and social media. Author of a full-length text concerning the reinvention of the for-profit higher education sector. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2005 to 2012 | Employer: Lincoln Educational Services Corporation | Title: Campus President | Department: Campus Operations |
Responsibilities:Chief on-site administrator of peak $15 million, 1,000 student, 110 employee, diploma granting proprietary institution, specializing in fields of health sciences, information technology, and cosmetology/spa services. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2005 to 2005 | Employer: Kaplan Higher Education Corporation | Title: Executive Director | Department: Campus Operations |
Responsibilities:Chief on-site administrator of peak $5 million, 300 student, 50 employee, certificate granting proprietary institution, specializing in fields of allied health and skilled trades. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1998 to 2004 | Employer: Katharine Gibbs Schools, Inc. | Title: President | Department: Campus Operations |
Responsibilities:Chief on-site administrator of peak $12 million, 900 student, 100 employee, associate degree granting proprietary institution, specializing in fields of business, technology, healthcare, and design. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1995 to 1998 | Employer: Katharine Gibbs Schools, Inc. | Title: Director of Admissions | Department: Campus Operations |
Responsibilities:Chief admissions officer of 12-member sales and marketing team for peak 450 student, associate degree granting proprietary institution. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1991 to 1995 | Employer: Katharine Gibbs Schools, Inc. | Title: Assistant Director of Admissions | Department: Campus Operations |
Responsibilities:Enrollment management and personal production responsibilities for high school and adult markets at peak 600-student, associate degree granting career college. |
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Career Accomplishments
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| Certified practitioner in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) |
| Professional Appointments |
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| Elected board member, strategic planning chair, and treasurer, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, New England Chapter. |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| President, VP Of Marketing, and Campus Leadership Awards |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Contributor to "Seeking Alpha" as education services expert |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Expert has no direct expert witness experience, but possesses the industry expertise, emotional control, and superior writing skills to effectively contribute as witness in courts or in depositions, or to provide written summaries as a litigation consultant. |
| Training / Seminars |
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| Expert developed career school organizational effectiveness model. |
| Vendor Selection |
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| Expert sourced the following suppliers/vendors as a campus operator: building maintenance, on-site and electronic security; architects and developers; attorneys; textbook publishers; career training consumables and capital equipment manufacturers/distributors; government lobbyists; software/hardware/IT suppliers; office/classroom furniture suppliers and movers; advertising/marketing agencies; and commercial building landlords/property managers. |
| Marketing Experience |
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| As a twenty-three year, high-profile veteran of for-profit, private sector education, combined with investment research experience, and excellent writing skills, he can provide color on all areas of the industry to clients such as institutional investors, including hedge funds, pension plans, and family offices, as well as actively managed mutual funds and ETFs; private equity, M&A advisors, forensic accountants, economists, government agencies, policy institutes, attorneys, courts, legislators, and print, broadcast, and social media. |
| Other Relevant Experience |
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| As an independent, alternative industry expert, he does not directly invest in any companies covered. Writes monthly industry blog. He was editor of two Country View Capital Research, LLC publications: Edu Investor™ a daily market blog + CVCR U.S. Higher Education Matrix™ a quarterly comparative analysis. |