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Tues 9\/30, 5pm – 6pm EST
\nForum: Challenging the Business Model of Education<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Jonathan Spector is president and chief executive officer of The Conference Board, the most widely cited private source of business intelligence. Previously, he served in several executive roles: as an adjunct professor and vice dean of The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and as chief executive officer of several venture-funded companies. Spector began his career at McKinsey & Company, where he spent 20 years and was elected a senior partner. \u00a0He is the co-author of We Are Smarter than Me (2007), which highlights how businesses can harness the power of collective intelligence. Spector serves as Vice Chair of The Demand Institute and the March of Dimes Foundation. He also serves on the board of directors of The Conference Board of Canada, The Echo Design Group and is a member of the Business Committee for the Arts (BCA) Executive Board. He is a Trustee Emeritus of Wesleyan University where he earned his BA in math\/economics with honors and received an MBA with distinction from Harvard Business School.<\/p>\n

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Jonathan Spector<\/h4>\n
President and CEO, The Conference Board<\/h6>\n

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