Andrew S. Rosen

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Kaplan, Inc.

Andrew S. Rosen is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Kaplan, Inc., among the world's largest, most diverse education organizations and the largest subsidiary of The Washington Post Company.

Throughout his two decade career at Kaplan, Rosen has helped pioneer much of the company's innovation and growth, with a focus on student success and outcomes.  These include the founding of Concord Law School, the first fully online law school in the U.S.; the development of Kaplan University from a few dozen to more than 50,000 online students; and the creation of new blended online and classroom-based learning opportunities for both working adults and test preparation students.

An advocate for adult learners, Rosen is a well-known voice in the media and other public forums about the challenges facing higher education today.

Rosen is the author of "Change.edu: Rebooting for the new talent economy," which details the history of innovation in American higher education and lays out a prescription for restoring its pre-eminence by focusing anew on the goals of learning outcomes, access, affordability, and accountability.

Since its publication, "Change.edu" has earned positive reviews in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, The Washington Post, The Chronicle of Higher Education, and Inside Higher Ed, and generated praise from a range of education thought leaders, including former New York City Schools Chancellor Joel Klein and bestselling author Clay Christensen. Business leader and philanthropist Bill Gates touts the book as "truly important for the debate on what needs to be done to improve the success of post-secondary education in America."  Learn more about the book at www.change-edu.com.

Rosen first joined Kaplan in 1992. He served in various management and leadership roles in its businesses and at the company-wide level before being named Chairman and CEO of Kaplan Inc. in 2008.

Prior to Kaplan, Rosen had been Assistant Counsel at Newsweek after earlier serving as a staff attorney for The Washington Post newspaper. Before joining The Washington Post Company in 1986, Rosen clerked for the Hon. Levin H. Campbell, Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (Boston, MA) after graduating from Yale Law School. He has an A.B. degree from Duke University. 

A resident of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Rosen is actively involved in a number of regional business and civic organizations. He currently serves on the boards of Enterprise Florida, Pine Crest School, the Museum of Art/Fort Lauderdale, the Broward Workshop, and the Council for Educational Change.  He is also a member of the CEO Council of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance (Broward County).

Thomas C. Leppert

President and Chief Operating Officer
Kaplan, Inc.

Thomas C. Leppert is the President and Chief Operating Officer of Kaplan, Inc., the global educational services company and largest subsidiary of The Washington Post Company.  In this role, he has oversight of the company's various operating divisions, with operations across North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.

Matthew Seelye

Chief Financial Officer
Kaplan, Inc.

In his current role as CFO, Matthew Seelye oversees all of Kaplan's financial operations, including accounting, financial reporting and analysis, transaction support, real estate, internal audit and procurement.  Seelye joined Kaplan in 2001 as CFO of Kaplan Higher Education Campuses, then progressed to CFO of all of Kaplan Higher Education (KHE), which includes Kaplan University.  During this period, KHE grew from a $100 million company with 28 institutions to a $1.5 billion company with over 75 institutions.  KHE's expansion was a result of both organic growth and strategic acquisitions.  During this period of rapid growth, Seelye led the KHE finance function in a manner that ensured capital was strategically allocated to support long-term growth, the underlying financial infrastructure and related control environment was scaled properly, and business risks were appropriately managed.

Prior to joining Kaplan, Seelye was the Corporate Controller of the Washington Post Company from 1997 to 2001.  Previously at Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers), he held progressive positions from 1990 to 1997 leading to Manager in the Business Assurance practice. 

Seelye is currently a member of the Financial Executives Institute (FEI).  He holds a CPA and graduated with a B.B.A. majoring in Finance/Accounting from James Madison University. 

Darrell Splithoff

Executive Vice President, Strategy and Innovation
Kaplan, Inc.

Darrell Splithoff oversees the development of Kaplan's business strategies, academic innovation, technology and organization planning, as well as the sharing of Kaplan capabilities across operating units.

Splithoff joined Kaplan in September 2008. Prior to joining Kaplan, Splithoff was an independent consultant and assisted a major for-profit higher education company in developing a longer term business strategy and annual strategic planning process. He also helped develop a new plan of organization for the executive team. From 2002 to 2006, Splithoff was Senior Vice President at William Wrigley Jr. Company, where he facilitated the development of Wrigley's first strategic plan, diversification of the company's product portfolio and managed the company's extensive supply chain network. Splithoff also held executive positions at The Keebler Company and was a business consultant at Booz, Allen and Hamilton.

Splithoff is a graduate of Northwestern University, where he earned both his B.A. and his M.M.

Bror Saxberg

Chief Learning Officer
Kaplan, Inc.

Bror Saxberg is responsible for the research and development of innovative learning strategies, technologies and products across Kaplan's full range of educational services offerings. He also oversees future developments and adoptions of innovative learning technologies and maintains consistent academic standards for Kaplan's products and courses.

Saxberg most recently served as Senior Vice President and Chief Learning Officer at K12, Inc., where he was responsible for designing both online and off-line learning environments and developing new student products and services. Prior to joining K12, Inc., he was Vice President at Knowledge Universe, where he co-founded the testing and assessment division that became known as Knowledge Testing Enterprise (KTE). Saxberg began his career at McKinsey & Company, Inc. and later served as Vice President and General Manager for London-based DK Multimedia, part of DK Publishing, and education and reference publisher.

Saxberg holds a B.A. in Mathematics and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Washington. As a Rhodes Scholar, he received an M.A. in Mathematics from Oxford University. He also received a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from M.I.T. and an M.D. from Harvard Medical School.

Edward Hanapole

Chief Information Officer
Kaplan, Inc.

Edward L. Hanapole is Chief Information Officer for Kaplan, Inc., a subsidiary of The Washington Post Company (NYSE: WPO) and a leading global provider of educational services offering post-secondary education, test preparation, professional training and K12 programs.

Hanapole is responsible for the company's corporate technology applications and sets best practices and standards for the company's individual businesses.  Together with the CTOs at each business unit, Hanapole helps shape Kaplan's content development and delivery strategy to best suit the needs of the company's more than 1 million annual students worldwide.

He most recently served as Chief Information Officer for Star TV based in Hong Kong, one of the largest broadcast media companies in Asia and part of News Corporation.  He worked earlier for the company in its New York headquarters in 2006 as Vice President of Global Technology.  Prior to Star TV, Hanapole served in a variety of executive positions at IBM from 1999 to 2006, where he was involved on a range of projects involving customers in broadcasting, publishing, telecommunications, digital media and sports.  Hanapole has also worked as Chief Information Officer for the New York Times Digital group and held positions with Simon & Schuster and the Standard & Poor's division of the McGraw Hill Companies.

Hanapole earned his Bachelor of Science in Telecommunications Management at Syracuse University.

Janice L. Block

General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer
Kaplan, Inc.

Janice Block oversees the legal, regulatory and compliance functions for Kaplan, Inc. globally. She joined Kaplan in 2006 as the general counsel and chief compliance officer of its higher education division, and was promoted to these roles for Kaplan, Inc. in 2011.  In addition to leading a team of lawyers covering transactional work, contracts, employment and intellectual property matters, along with litigation, she has focused on developing a robust regulatory and compliance framework throughout the organization.

Prior to joining Kaplan, Block was the general counsel and corporate secretary for Career Education Corporation.  She also served as regional counsel for Microsoft Corporation.  In addition to these positions, Janice previously was a partner and attorney in the Chicago office of several law firms, including Greenberg Traurig, Seyfarth Shaw, and Kirkland & Ellis. Her legal experience includes nearly 25 years of litigation, transactional, intellectual property, corporate governance, regulatory, policy, and compliance experience.

Block earned her bachelor's degree from Princeton University, a master's degree in journalism from Northwestern University, and a law degree from Columbia University.

Melissa Mack

Senior Vice President, Marketing, Kaplan, Inc.
Chairman, Kaplan Educational Foundation

Melissa Mack oversees Kaplan's corporate marketing and communications activities and is responsible for building and maintaining Kaplan's brand and reputation.  Mack joined Kaplan in 1992, and has built Kaplan's global marketing and internal and external communications functions as the company has evolved from a small, US-based test prep company to one of the world's largest providers of educational services.  She led the development of Kaplan's masterbrand strategy, rebranding acquired business units and creating a unified messaging and visual identity for the company.  In 2006, Mack introduced the Branded Environments program to standardize design elements across Kaplan's schools, centers, and offices to support the student learning process and employee engagement.
 
Mack's oversight includes brand strategy, media relations, internal communications, social media, branded environments, and corporate positioning and promotion. She also serves as Chairman of the Kaplan Educational Foundation, which provides academic advising and financial assistance to talented community college students who have financial need and wish to transfer into competitive four year universities.
 
Mack came to Kaplan from the New York public relations firm Rubenstein Associates, where she handled public relations for numerous clients in NY and across the country, in areas such as business, real estate, and education. She previously worked at David Wachsman Associates.  Mack holds a B.A. degree from Brown University.

John Polstein

Chief Executive Officer
Kaplan Test Prep

John Polstein has played a primary management role in Kaplan's transformation into the global educational services company it is today. Specifically, he has spearheaded the strong growth of the test prep division, managing the diversification of its offerings into new areas including admissions consulting and online programs, establishing the company as a leader in providing educational services to K12 schools, expanding Kaplan's book and software publishing division, and initiating Kaplan's growth overseas. 

Under Polstein, Kaplan has furthered its leadership position in the test prep market, growing to more than twice the size of its nearest competitor and maintaining healthy growth every year. Polstein also oversaw the acquisition of new operations in the UK, Canada and Australia; under his management Kaplan's English language business expanded to become one of the leading global providers of English language training. Today, Kaplan Test Prep publishes more than 190 book and software titles, provides test preparation for more than 90 standardized exams, and operates centers in 19 countries outside the US. Kaplan has secured its place as the leading provider of licensing test preparation to medical professionals, particularly international doctors who need to pass rigorous boards to practice in the U.S., as well as a leader in preparing law school graduates for the bar exam. Additionally, Kaplan is a premier provider in licensing and continuing education in the fields of securities, insurance, financial services, real estate and information technology.

Prior to his current role, Polstein held a variety of positions within the company, overseeing test prep centers and helping to standardize and streamline operations around the country. Since joining Kaplan in 1992, he first served as the Director of Pre-College Programs, then moved into field management running the Manhattan test prep center (the country's largest) and from there, advanced to the roles of Regional Director and Regional Vice President overseeing the Northeast region.  He assumed leadership for the test prep division in 1998. Through all his efforts at Kaplan, Polstein has dedicated himself to helping students meet and exceed their goals and enhance their opportunities for success.

Polstein is an active member of the board of directors of Reading Is Fundamental, a national non-profit literacy organization. He received his B.A. from Amherst College and his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Gregory Marino

Chief Executive Officer
Kaplan Higher Education Group

Gregory Marino is the Chief Executive Officer of the Kaplan Higher Education Group (KHEG), a leader in online and campus-based postsecondary education that leverages technology to help adult learners achieve their academic and professional goals.

John Lock

President
Kaplan Higher Education Campuses

John Lock is president of Kaplan Higher Education Campuses (KHEC), responsible for the operations of more than 60 postsecondary campuses across 18 states. Kaplan Higher Education Campuses serve approximately 26,000 students through career-focused diploma and degree program offerings, giving adult learners the opportunity to gain needed skills for some of the country's fastest growing occupations. 

Lock has 25 years of experience as an educator and successful entrepreneur. He is a proven advocate for educational innovation, technology, and blended learning models that can transform education. Lock was appointed president of KHEC in July 2011. He initially joined Kaplan in January 2011 to oversee the company's online high school business.

Before coming to Kaplan, Lock was chief executive officer and president of Project Lead the Way, a leading provider of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) educational programs. Previously, Lock was the founding chief executive officer and president of Charter Fund Inc., a non-profit venture capital fund with more than $150 million invested in the expansion of high quality charter schools. During his career, Lock taught at and led a charter school. He also served as an executive in the venture and private equity and finance fields. In addition, he has held a number of leadership roles with various organizations.

Lock graduated magna cum laude from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service with a B.S. in Foreign Service and is a recipient of the Landegger Honors Certificate in International Business Diplomacy.

Peter Houillon

Chief Executive Officer
Kaplan UK

Peter Houillon runs Kaplan's UK and Ireland businesses including professional training for qualifications, business and management courses, and Higher Education programmes.

He has been influential in transforming the performance and profile of professional qualification training in the UK through the implementation and operation of e-learning and publishing.

Previously, Houillon was chief operating officer and head of Kaplan's London training centre. He is a qualified accountant with a professional practice background and more than 20 years of experience in business and financial education and training.

As a committed educationalist, Houillon is passionate about providing the best support and learning environment for candidates and employers.

David Jones

Chief Executive Officer
Kaplan International Colleges

As CEO of Kaplan International Colleges, David Jones is responsible for Kaplan's English study abroad business and university pathway colleges for international students. This involves overseeing 50 colleges and 25 admissions offices on 5 continents.

Jones's lifelong involvement with international education began after leaving Oxford University. He led student groups on adventure programs in the Middle East, the Indian Sub-Continent and the Himalayas. He later went on to organize expeditions in the Sahara and remote areas of French West Africa.

Since then Jones has been a pioneer in international education, developing businesses in Asia, Europe, North America and the Pacific. He was instrumental in building America's largest operator of educational tours and for a decade was President of EF International Language Schools.

Having acquired the Aspect Education group in 2000, he was Chairman and CEO when the company became part of Kaplan Inc. in 2006.

Jones is a strong believer in the benefits of international education at the tertiary level, both for the students themselves and for the institutions in which they are enrolled.

Our Legacy

In order to fully understand Kaplan's history and growth, it is important to note the contributions of two previous leaders that helped shape Kaplan into the diverse global education company it is today.