Houghton Mifflin Harcourt CEO and leadership

John Lynch has over 20 years of management experience in the software and information industry and is highly respected in the field of education technology. He was the founding CEO of bigchalk.com where he created an education network serving 40,000 schools. He later was president and CEO of the Pearson Technology Group. Most recently, he was on the executive board of Wolters Kluwer, a global leader in professional information services. He holds a bachelor of arts from Boston University.

Joe Abbott is a Chief Financial Officer at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and is based in New York, New York. He has worked as Exec Dir:Media & Communications Invsmt Banking at Morgan Stanley and Submarine Officer at US Navy. Joe attended United States Naval Academy between 1994 and 1998, KELLOGG SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT between 2003 and 2005, and Northwestern University.

Profit-focused, ROI-driven senior executive, growth catalyst & turnaround specialist with 20+ years of leadership experience.

Since joining Renaissance Learning, an innovative, fast-growing education technology/SaaS company, I have worked closely with the senior executive team to craft a growth strategy for the coming year. Core to that strategy is a workforce expansion plan focusing on growing our team in many core areas including finance, business intelligence, services, product management, and product development.

Previously, I spent 12 years in senior executive, strategic roles with Pearson, PLC, the largest learning company globally. During my tenure, I ensured Pearson remained on the cutting edge by invigorating product portfolios, restructuring business models & crafting innovative solutions within rapidly changing market environments.

Achievements include:

► Partnering with colleagues to streamline our organization, optimize resource utilization, and drive significant net operating income growth. We also reduced labor costs by more than a third by restructuring the workforce and identifying synergies among internal teams.

► Propelling our signature program, enVisionMATH, to the #1 elementary math program in the nation. I planned marketing strategies to take the property from initial launch to the most used math program in K-12 schools, and strengthened market dominance through continuous program improvements.

► Implementing innovative strategies to achieve renewed growth for the literacy product portfolio.

► Partnering with NYC to create a comprehensive literacy education program. I directed product development efforts and managed ongoing relationships with the city.

► Injecting a strategic vision into the supplemental technology portfolio to break through market barriers and bring the product line to the next level. I expanded beyond domestic distribution to reach key global markets.

Amy Metet is a SVP & Chief Information Officer at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and is based in Greater Boston. She has worked as Application Support & Web Analyst at Astra Zeneca; Senior IT Relationship Manager, Latin America & Canada at Boston Scientific; and IT Director of Sales, Marketing & Corporate Communications at CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INC. Amy attended World Relief between 1993 and 1997 and LIBERTY UNIVERSITY between 1993 and 1997.

Rosamund Else-Mitchell is an Executive Vice President, Professional Services at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and Chief Learning Officer at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and is based in New York, New York. She has worked as Vice-President, Implementation Services at SCHOLASTIC CORP; Director of Instructional Design at SCHOLASTIC CORP; and Managing Editor: Acquisitions and Production at Primary Teacher's Association. Rosamund studied at University of Sydney between 1993 and 1996, University of Oxford between 1989 and 1992, and New York University between 2002 and 2002.

John Lynch has over 20 years of management experience in the software and information industry and is highly respected in the field of education technology. He was the founding CEO of bigchalk.com where he created an education network serving 40,000 schools. He later was president and CEO of the Pearson Technology Group. Most recently, he was on the executive board of Wolters Kluwer, a global leader in professional information services. He holds a bachelor of arts from Boston University.