Jonathan Grayer is the former Chairman and CEO of Kaplan, Inc., a global education company that began as a test prep provider in 1938 and was purchased by The Washington Post Company in 1984. Grayer is credited with expanding the company to its current size since 1994 when he was first appointed CEO.[1]
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Education and Career
Grayer graduated with an B.A. from Harvard College in 1986. [2] Over the course of his college career, he served as a summer intern in the corporate development department at The Washington Post Company. Upon completing his M.B.A. at Harvard Business School in 1990, he joined the marketing department of Newsweek, another Washington Post company, where he was eventually named the director of marketing. Grayer joined Kaplan in 1990 as regional operations director, and held several titles before becoming president and CEO in July 1994. He was named Chairman and CEO of the education company in February 2002.(The Washingtonian, June 2005)
On November 19, 2008, Grayer announced his resignation from Kaplan, stating that he plans to pursue "entrepreneurial activity, investment and philanthropy."[3]
Growth of Kaplan
When Grayer first became CEO of Kaplan in 1994, the company was an $80 million test preparation business.[2] Through a series of strategic acquisitions that brought Kaplan into the higher education and professional training markets, he was able to diversify Kaplan into a company that provides lifelong learning and had more than $2 billion in revenue in 2007. [4]
In 2004, BusinessWeek named Grayer one of the best managers of the year for his leadership in establishing Kaplan as The Washington Post Company’s "financial crown jewel." [1] The company’s growth under his leadership has been reported on by other national and international media including Forbes[5], The Wall Street Journal[6] and the Financial Times.[7]
Other Roles
Grayer now serves on the boards of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center[8] and the Partnership for New York City.[9] In September 2005, he was named by U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings to the Commission on the Future of Higher Education.[10]
References
- ^ a b BW Online | January 12, 2004 | Jonathan Grayer
- ^ a b The Washington Post Company - Business Properties
- ^ [http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/apwire/c9b2430c0f82caa237f2f4b87c4fbe20.htm money.com
- ^ The Washington Post Company - Annual Reports
- ^ Dr. Cram - Forbes.com
- ^ Free Preview - WSJ.com
- ^ FT.com / Search
- ^ http://www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/65956.cfm
- ^ PFNYC: Board of Directors
- ^ Secretary Spellings Announces New Commission on the Future of Higher Education
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St. John Family - 2008 Review (choose 'watch in HD' for best resolution
Summary of our wonderful year, Ben turned 3, Izzy turned 1 and mom and dad turned... well never mind the last part, lets just say mom and dad are older and grayer. Enjoy the slideshow.
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Keywords: StJohn2008Review
Added: December 22, 2008
"Die Tagebücher einer Nanny" deutscher Trailer
Kritik: Scarlett Johannson ist ohne Zweifel im Stande, einen Film im Alleingang zu tragen. Ihre Schauspielkunst bewies sie besonders in Lost In Translation oder Das Mädchen mit dem Perlenohrring/Girl With A Pearl Earring. Es ist längst kein Geheimnis mehr, dass sie unter den jungen Filmstars zu den großen Hoffnungen gehört. Auch Woody Allens Vorliebe für sie ist ein Zeichen für ihr Talent; er besetzte sie bereits in zwei Filmen (Match Point, Scoop), ein weiterer (Vicky Cristina Barcelona) ist geplant. Für „The Nanny Diaries" von Robert Pulcini und Shari Springer Berman ist ihre Besetzung ein Glücksgriff, wenn auch ein zweischneidiger: Ihre Performance trägt wesentlich zum Funktionieren der Tragikomödie bei. Doch leider ist auch sie nicht in der Lage, aus einem mittelmäßigen Drehbuch einen richtig guten Film zu machen. Die College-Absolventin Annie Braddock (Scarlett Johannson) weiß nicht, was sie mit ihrem Leben anfangen soll. In einem Park rettet sie ein Kind vor einem schweren Zusammenstoß, sofort stecken ihr etliche Mütter ihre Karte zu, die sie gerne als Tagesmutter für ihren Nachwuchs engagieren möchten. Sie ergreift die neue Perspektive beim Schopf und entscheidet sich für die Mutter des Kindes, das sie gerettet hat. Doch als sie den jungen Spross zum ersten Mal von der Schule abholt, tritt der ihr vors Schienbein und läuft davon. Die neue Aufgabe stellt sich schnell als komplizierter und zeitaufwendiger als gedacht heraus. Filmdaten: Deutscher Titel: Die Tagebücher einer Nanny Originaltitel: The Nanny Diaries Produktionsland: USA Erscheinungsjahr: 2007 Länge (PAL-DVD): 105 Minuten Originalsprache: Englisch Stab: Regie: Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini Produktion: Richard N. Gladstein, Gary Binkow, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, Dany Wolf Musik: Mark Suozzo Schnitt: Robert Pulcini Besetzung: Scarlett Johansson: Annie Braddock Nicholas Art: Grayer Addison X Laura Linney: Mrs. X Chris Evans: Harvard Hottie/Hayden Paul Giamatti: Mr. X Donna Murphy: Judy Braddock Alicia Keys: Lynette Brande Roderick: Tanya John Henry Cox: Dean Empfehlungen: Akte X - Jenseits der Wahrheit "The X-Files: I Want to Believe", "XXY", Hellboy 2 - Die goldene Armee „Hellboy II - The Golden Army", "Charlie Bartlett", Wilde Unschuld "Savage Grace", "Mein Bruder ist ein Einzelkind", "Ben X", "The Happening", Verliebt in die Braut "Made Of Honor", Brügge sehen... und sterben? "In Bruges", "Prom Night", "Gallowwalker", Die Übernahme "The Take", Love Vegas "What Happens in Vegas", "All the Boys love Mandy Lane", "Street Kings", "Im Tal von Elah", "Doomsday", "Star Wars: The Clone War", "Hancock", "Iron Men", "Finding Amanda", Nothing Is Private "Towelhead", "Deception", Ein Mann für alle Unfälle "Drillbit Taylor", "Forgetting Sarah Marshall", "Baby Mama", "Cassandras Traum", Das Waisenhaus "The Orphanage", "Young People Fucking", "Awake", "Sweeney Todd", "The Bank Job", Eine neue Chance "Things We Lost in the Fire", "Life Before Her Eyes", "Closing the Ring", "Cloverfield", "Michael Clayton", Ein einziger Augenblick "Reservation Road", "Married Life", "Eagle Eye" - Ausser Kontrolle, "Julia", "You kill me", "The Visitor", "Es war keinmal", "All In" - Alles oder nichts, "James Bond 007 - Ein Quantum Trost", "Tropic Thunder", "Death Race", "The Mutant Chronicles", "Zurück im Sommer", "Knowing", "96 Hours", "Nanny Diaries", "Batman - The Dark Knight", "Unter Kontrolle", "Watchmen" (Trailer)-Channel: "GreysAnatomieFreak" "TheTrailerGod" "TrailerGott"
Author: TrailerGott
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Added: July 27, 2008
TIP TAMU Roll Call 2008
Luke's RC Group
Author: familycervidae
Keywords: Luke Allgeyer Richard King Bob Ngo John Fatuch Xavier Cooley Austin Terry Phoenix Sanders Darius Grayer Dominique Guelce
Added: July 14, 2008
George: "I Haven't Seen a Traffic Jam in Eight Years"
George W. Bush feels comfortable saying things like this at $1,000-a-plate John McCain fund raisers where people can afford to laugh: "The last time I attended this dinner, I was the governor of Texas, running for President of the United States. Maybe some of you are old enough to remember that. (Laughter.) Since then, some things have changed: My daughter got married, my hair is grayer, the entourage is bigger -- and I haven't seen a traffic jam in eight years." -- George W. Bush, Livonia, Michigan, June 25th, 2008 The rest of Michigan can't afford not to check out http://www.michaelmoore.com/
Author: mmflint
Keywords: george w. bush john mccain fundraiser gas prices 2008
Added: June 26, 2008