Adrian M. Jones
Adrian M. Jones, age 43, joined Goldman, Sachs & Co. in 1994 and has been a
Managing Director within the Principal Investment Area of its Merchant Banking Division
since 2002. He serves on the boards of directors of Biomet, Inc., Burger King Holdings,
Inc., Dollar General Corporation, HealthMarkets, Inc. and Signature Hospital Holding,
LLC.
Jeffrey T. Leeds
Jeffrey T. Leeds, age 51, is President and Co-Founder of Leeds Equity Partners,
which he co-founded in 1993 and which invests in private equity transactions in
the education, information services and training industries. Prior to co-founding
Leeds Equity Partners, Mr. Leeds spent seven years specializing in mergers and acquisitions
and corporate finance at Lazard Freres & Co. Prior to joining Lazard Freres
& Co., Mr. Leeds served as a law clerk to the Hon. William J. Brennan, Jr. of
the Supreme Court of the United States during the 1985 October Term. Mr. Leeds also
worked in the corporate department of the law firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore
in New York after graduating from law school. Mr. Leeds currently serves as a director of SeatonCorp. and RealPage, Inc. and as a Trustee on the
United Federation of Teacher’s Charter School Board in New York City. Mr. Leeds
has previously served as a director of Ross University, Argosy University and Datamark,
Inc., among others.
John R. McKernan, Jr.
John R. McKernan, Jr., age 59, is our Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board
of Directors. Mr. McKernan served as our Chief Executive Officer from September
2003 until February 2007. Mr. McKernan joined us as our Vice Chairman and a member
of the Board of Directors in June 1999. In March 2003, he became our President and
served in that office until September 2003. Mr. McKernan served as Governor of the
State of Maine from 1987 to 1995.
Leo F. Mullin
Leo F. Mullin, age 64, retired as Chief Executive Officer of Delta Air Lines, Inc.
in December 2003 and Chairman in April 2004, after having served as Chief Executive
Officer of Delta Air Lines, Inc. since 1997 and Chairman since 1999. Mr. Mullin
currently serves in a consultative capacity as a Senior Advisor, on a part-time
basis, to Goldman Sachs Capital Partners. Mr. Mullin was Vice Chairman of Unicom
Corporation and its principal subsidiary, Commonwealth Edison Company, from 1995
to 1997. He was an executive of First Chicago Corporation from 1981 to 1995, serving
as that company’s President and Chief Operating Officer from 1993 to 1995, and as
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of American National Bank, a subsidiary of
First Chicago Corporation, from 1991 to 1993. Mr. Mullin is also a Director of Johnson
& Johnson and ACE Limited, a provider of insurance and reinsurance services.
He is a member of The Business Council.
Todd S. Nelson
Todd S. Nelson, age 48, has served as our Chief Executive Officer and President
and a director since February 2007. Mr. Nelson worked as an independent consultant
from January 2006 through January 2007 and for Apollo Group, Inc. from 1987 through
January 2006. Mr. Nelson served in various roles with Apollo Group, Inc. and was
appointed President in February 1998, Chief Executive Officer in August 2001 and
Chairman of the Board in June 2004. Mr. Nelson was a member of the faculty at the
University of Nevada at Las Vegas from 1983 to 1984. Mr. Nelson serves on the Board
of Directors of Voyager Learning Company, a leading publisher of K-12 education
solutions.
Paul J. Salem
Paul J. Salem, age 44, is a Senior Managing Director and a co-founder of Providence
Equity Partners. Prior to joining Providence Equity Partners in 1992, Mr. Salem
worked for Morgan Stanley & Co. in corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions.
Prior to that time, Mr. Salem spent four years with Prudential Investment Corporation,
an affiliate of Prudential Insurance, where his responsibilities included leveraged
buyout transactions and helping to establish Prudential's European investment office.
Mr. Salem is also a director of Asurion Corp.
Peter O. Wilde
Peter O. Wilde, age 39, is a Managing Director of Providence Equity Partners. Prior
to joining Providence Equity Partners in 2002, Mr. Wilde was a General Partner at
BCI Partners, where he began his career in private equity investing in 1992. Mr.
Wilde is also a director of Asurion Corp., Decision Resources, Inc., Jones and Bartlett
Publishers, Kerasotes Theatres, Inc., Medical Media Holdings, Inc., Pluris Inc.
and Survey Sampling International LLC and is chairman of Study Island and The Vendome
Group, LLC.