Michael
N. Ross
Senior VP, Education General Manager
Encyclopaedia Britannica
2009
Bio
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Read Michael Ross' AEP Blog entries about his career
in educational publishing.
- Part
1:His greatest influence and the advice he would give
to those choosing educational publishing
- Part
2: His greatest challenge and his proudest accomplishment
- Part
3: The greatest challenge facing our industry in the
next five years
Michael
N. Ross is the Senior Vice President, worldwide product development
and technology, as well as General Manager of Education, at
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. He is responsible for the development
of Britannica’s digital and print products and the sales
and marketing activities for North American schools and libraries.
Prior to joining Britannica in 2002, Michael held executive
positions at several publishing companies. He began his career
as an editor for Time-Life Books, and worked for three years
in their Tokyo bureau.
Michael served on the board of directors of the Association
of Educational Publishers, including a term as president from
2002 to 2003. He is a member of the Chicago Council on Foreign
Relations and the Chicago Book Clinic and serves on the boards
of several companies and associations. In 2002 he was inducted
into Printmedia’s Production Executives’ Hall
of Fame.
Michael has contributed to many industry publications. His
latest book on digital and international publishing, Publishing
Without Boundaries: How to Think, Work, and Win in the International
Marketplace, was published by AEP in January, 2007. He is
frequently invited to speak at international publishing and education
conferences.
He has a B.A., summa cum laude,
from the University of Minnesota, an M.A. from Brandeis University,
and a certificate from Stanford University’s Advanced
Management College.
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