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Simon Allen was named CEO of McGraw-Hill in October 2019. Previously he served as President of the company’s Higher Ed and International business units. He rejoined McGraw-Hill in March 2018. Simon has deep experience in educational publishing having led large teams across six continents focused on K-12 and higher education, as well as science, technical and medical digital and print products for professional, governmental and institutional markets. Before joining McGraw-Hill, Simon was the CEO of Macmillan Education, leading the company’s transition from print to blended learning products and solutions. Previously, he was Senior Vice President, International at The McGraw-Hill Companies and during that time was elected President of The Publishers Association in the U.K., serving for three years on its council. Before that, Simon was President, Higher Education at both Pearson Education EMEA and Prentice Hall Europe. Earlier in his career, he held sales leadership roles with the Times Mirror Group in the U.S., Europe and the Middle East. Simon received his BA with honors from Middlesex University School of Business and completed Executive Education programs in Leadership and Strategic Management at the London Business School.

Beth TeGrotenhuis is a Chief Executive Officer at Glynlyon Inc and is based in United States. She works or has worked at Odysseyware.

Senior international development professional with more than 33 years of experience in a broad array of sectors leading large, complex programs and operations, and formulating and implementing policies and strategies. A creative problem solver and champion of innovation, technology, systems approaches and public-private partnerships to achieve development impact. U.S. Senior Foreign Service Officer with assignments in Russia, El Salvador, Mozambique, Sudan, and Kenya.