Houghton Mifflin Harcourt announced that Brian Shipman has joined the company as Senior Vice President and head of Investor Relations. Shipman will be responsible for leading communications with the financial and investor community regarding the Company's financial performance, key business metrics and growth strategy. Shipman brings more than 20 years of experience in investor relations and capital markets roles. Most recently, he led investor relations programs for Broadridge Financial Solutions and Gartner Inc. Previously, he served as a senior equity research analyst at Jefferies and UBS, where he covered the publishing, media and entertainment industries.