William B. Gauld

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Co. is a learning company, which engages in instructional curriculum, assessment, technology, and professional learning. The company was founded in 1832 by William Ticknor and James Fields and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Renaissance Learning, Inc. engages in the provision of technology-based school improvement and student assessment programs for kinder to grade 12 schools. Its products include Star 360, myIGDIs, Accelerated Reader, Math and myON. The firm's software solutions offers assessments, early literacy, individualized and balanced instruction, and response to intervention. The company was founded by Judith Ames Paul and Terrance D. Paul in 1986 and is headquartered in Wisconsin Rapids, WI.

Part of Pearson Plc, Pearson International Finance Ltd. functions as an investment holding British company. The company is based in London, UK.

Guardian Media Group plc provides media publishing services. It engages in the dissemination of news, information, and advertising matter by way of print and other media in the United Kingdom. The company also serves the radio and electronic publishing sectors. Guardian Media Group was founded by John Edward Taylor in 1821 and is headquartered in London, UK.

McGraw-Hill Education, Inc. publishes and distributes educational content, software and services. The firm operates through four segments: Higher Education, K-12, International and Professional. The higher education segment relates to the development of product across all disciplines, the K-12 segment relates to content development and the international segment relates to locally developed products or adaptations and translations of existing higher education, K-12 and professional products in both digital and print format. The professional segment relates to new titles and revisions, similar to the higher education segment, and include activities related to the creation of the actual product. The company was founded by James Hill McGraw in 1888 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Pearson Education, Inc. publishes educational and professional books. Its brands include Prentice Hall, Longman, Scott Foresman, Addison Wesley, Allyn & Bacon, Benjamin Cummings, PASeries, ELLis, Celebration Press, PEMSolutions, SuccessMaker, Waterford, and Family Education Network. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Upper Saddle River, NJ.

Financial Times Group Ltd. publishes international newspapers. It provides range of business information, news, and services. It consists of companies such as Financial Times, Money Media, and Medley Global Advisors. The company was founded on May 18, 1966 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Bigchalk was founded in 1999 with the combined assets of ProQuest's K-12 division and Infonautics Inc.'s K-12 business. The company supplies comprehensive reference databases, using pictures, magazines, newspapers, as well as audio and visuals, to make learning more interactive and enjoyable. The ProQuest Co. recently acquired bigchalk and is fully integrating it into ProQuest Information & Learning (www.il.proquest.com)

Part of Pearson Plc, Pearson School Systems is a company that provides student information and digital resources for pre-kindergarten education. The company is based in Mesa, AZ.

Bowdoin College is an independent, nonsectarian, coeducational residential, undergraduate liberal arts institution founded in 1794. It is located in Brunswick, ME.

New England Conservatory of Music functions as a college and university. It educates and trains musicians of all ages. It offers orchestral instruments and guitar, orchestral and wind ensemble conducting, jazz and contemporary improvisation, voice and opera, music-in-education, historical performance and world music, preparatory school programs, and distance learning options. The school was founded by Eben Tourjée and Robert Goldbeck on February 18, 1867 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Henkel Ltd. manufactures body care and cosmetic products. It operates in three business areas such as personal care, and adhesives, sealants & surface treatment. The company was founded in 1876 and is headquartered in Hemel Hempstead, the United Kingdom.

Ruffalo Noel Levitz LLC engages in the provision of technology enabled enrollment and fundraising management services. It offers student retention and completion, professional development, and student success. The company was founded by Albert Ruffalo in 1991 and is headquartered in Cedar Rapids, IA.

The World Economic Forum USA, Inc. operates an organization for economic reforms. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY.

The Economist Newspaper Ltd. engages in the publication of financial journals, magazines and online publications. It operates thorugh the following brands: The Economist brand family, EuroFinance, BrandConnect, Ideas People Media, TVC, and Signal Noise. The company was founded by James Wilson in 1843 and is headquartered in London, The United Kingdom.

Part of Pearson Plc, Pearson Management Services Ltd. is a British company founded in 1907 that helps online learners reach their goals and build sustainable online solutions. The company is based in London, UK and is a leading publisher in the education industry. The company empowers individuals on their language journey by providing resources for learning a language, inspiring students, and studying, working, or living abroad.

Penguin Random House Ltd. publishes and distributes books. It offers fiction, non fiction, and children's books. The company was founded on September 5, 1962 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Penguin Random House LLC engages in the publication of books. It offers mystery and surprise, literary fiction, teen and young adult, romance, science fiction and fantasy, biography and memoir, children's, and cooking books. The company was founded on July 1, 2013 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The 100 Group is an organization that represents the views of finance directors from FTSE 100 and several large UK private companies. The private company is based in London, UK. The group is structured through committees that meet quarterly to discuss emerging topics on the agenda of finance directors. The main objective of the 100 Group is to promote the competitiveness of businesses.

Michael Kors Ltd. engages in the design and sale of clothing, and accessories. The firm offers apparels for women and men, footwear, watches, jewelries, and handbags. The company was founded on September 22, 2011 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.

Brightstar Capital Partners LP (Brightstar Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2015 by Andrew S. Weinberg. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Incisive Business Media Ltd. engages in the provision of marketing solutions. It publishes magazines, print publications, research, special reports, newsletters, and blogs. The company was founded by Timothy Grainger Weller in 1994 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Eulerity, Inc. operates a platform for publishers to directly connect with their readers. The company was founded by Tanuj Joshi, Joe Ciaramitaro and Adam Chandler and is headquartered in New York, NY.

SeriesX.net, Inc. develops secure web-based platform. Its platform produces a holistic view of current and former employees, interns, advisors, temps, contractors, and vendors. The company was founded by Dave Hendricks and William Baxter in February 2017 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Plena Global Holdings, Inc. cultivates and supplies cannabis products. The private company is based in Victoria, Canada. The Canadian company was founded in 2017. The CEO is Mauricio Krausz.

Aescape, Inc. engages in the development of robots for wellness and fitness. The company was founded by Eric Litman and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Phoenix Acquisition Ltd. operates as a blank check company. It engages in effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities. The company was founded on July 14, 2021 and is headquartered in Singapore.

Part of Pearson Plc, Pearson Services Ltd. functions as an investment holding British company. The company is based in London, UK.

Pearson Italia SpA publishes books. The company is headquartered in Turin, Italy.