{"558731":{"#nid":"558731","#data":{"type":"event","title":"IMPACT Presents: David Levin, President and CEO of McGraw-Hill Education","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EPlease join the Institute for Leadership and Entrepreneurship, along with\u0026nbsp;the Scheller College of Business,\u0026nbsp;the Center for 21st Century Universities, and the GT\u0026nbsp;College of Computing, for a talk from David Levin\u0026nbsp;of McGraw-Hill Education.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EDavid Levin is the president and CEO of McGraw-Hill Education, a leading learning science company, and is responsible for the growth and management of its global business.\u0026nbsp;Since joining McGraw-Hill Education in April 2014, David has led the transformation of the company from a traditional textbook publisher to a learning science company with a vision of unlocking the full potential of each learner through an approach focused on:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAn open ecosystem to foster a seamless learning experience\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ERobust and proven content to support individual learning goals\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAdaptive technology for personalized learning and\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EData and insights to drive decisions.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUnder his leadership, McGraw-Hill Education has moved to combine the science of learning with the art of teaching, harnessing technology in order to enhance learning inside and outside of the classroom and deepen connections between students and teachers. David is committed to renewing the company\u0027s culture, fostering an open, collaborative and social environment.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPreviously, David spent nine years as the chief executive of UBM, a multinational media company headquartered in London. During that time, he repositioned the business and\u003Cem\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003Eshifted its focus\u003Cem\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003Eto live events and online communities and away from its legacy magazines. Before joining UBM, David was chief executive of Symbian Software, the software group that built the operating system to power the first generation of smartphones.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDavid holds a bachelor\u0027s degree in politics, philosophy, and economics from Oxford University and a M.B.A. from Stanford University. He is a frequent speaker on educational issues and the transition from analog to digital.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELevin will speak at Georgia Tech\u0027s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/scheller.gatech.edu\/centers-initiatives\/ile\/impact\/index.html\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EIMPACT Speaker Series\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;on Wednesday, August 31, 2016.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAbout the Impact Speaker Series:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESince 2002, the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scheller.gatech.edu\/centers-initiatives\/ile\/impact\/index.html\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EIMPACT Speaker Series\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;has brought highly successful business leaders from a variety of industries to campus to share their experiences and give advice to students and other entrepreneurs on topics ranging from \u0022building a venture around intellectual capital\u0022 to \u0022successful entrepreneurship in large organizations\u0022 and \u0022socially responsible leadership.\u0022 The weekly series provides Georgia Tech students, alumni, and the Atlanta business community an opportunity to network and learn from successful entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and notable business and non-profit leaders. The lecture series is sponsored by the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scheller.gatech.edu\/centers-initiatives\/ile\/index.html\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EInstitute for Leadership and Entrepreneurship\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.scheller.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EScheller College of Business\u003C\/a\u003E, the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGT College of Computing\u003C\/a\u003E, and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/c21u.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EC21U\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe series is free and open to the public, and reservations are not required.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch5 class=\u0022relatedLinksTitle\u0022\u003ERELATED LINKS\u003C\/h5\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022relatedLinksTitle\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/scheller.gatech.edu\/centers-initiatives\/ile\/impact\/index.html\u0022\u003EIMPACT Home\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/scheller.gatech.edu\/centers-initiatives\/ile\/index.html\u0022\u003EILE Home\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u0026nbsp;","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"IMPACT Presents: David Levin, McGraw-Hill Education"}],"uid":"27336","created_gmt":"2016-08-03 11:39:19","changed_gmt":"2017-04-13 21:15:14","author":"Dori Pap","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2016-08-31T17:30:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2016-08-31T19:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2016-08-31T19:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2016-08-31 21:30:00","gmt_time_end":"2016-08-31 23:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2016-08-31 23:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"565171":{"id":"565171","type":"image","title":"David levin2","body":null,"created":"1471546784","gmt_created":"2016-08-18 18:59:44","changed":"1475895369","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:56:09","alt":"David levin2","file":{"fid":"206894","name":"davidlevin.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/davidlevin.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/davidlevin.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":24738,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/davidlevin.jpg?itok=wIxXtJf-"}}},"media_ids":["565171"],"groups":[{"id":"1274","name":"Scheller College of Business"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"},{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDori Pap\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:dori.pap@ile.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Edori.pap@ile.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}