John Richards, Ph.D., President
John has been a leader in the educational technology industry for more than 25 years. Throughout his career, he has built partnerships with most major companies in education and has strong working relationships with leaders who respect his innovative approach to solving their specific problems. John is currently an Adjunct Lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, teaching a course on Entrepreneurial Approaches to Educational Publishing.

John has held senior-level positions at several well-respected education and media companies including The JASON Foundation for Education, Turner Learning, the educational arm of Turner Broadcasting, and Educational Technologies at BBN Systems and Technologies. He has a history of designing and publishing award-winning, multi-disciplinary educational materials in mathematics, language arts, science, and social studies. Over the years John has raised more than $75 million in grants and awards. He has served on boards for a variety of education groups including NECC; Cable in the Classroom; Software Information Industry Association (SIIA), Education Market section; and Association of Educational Publishers (AEP). John's projects have won him numerous awards including two Golden Lamps and several CODIEs, as well as several EMMY nominations. He is an internationally recognized leader in merging media and technology with educational needs and has taught at M.I.T and the University of Georgia. He is a respected keynote speaker and is the author/editor of three books and over 60 articles. Currently, John is writing Log On Tune In: The Impact of Converging Media on Learning.