Investing and Leading in Higher Education with Doug Becker
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Doug Becker (founder of Cintana Education, Laureate Education and co-founder of Sterling Partners) joins host Monde Nkosi to discuss investing and leadership in education. Doug shares personal and professional lessons from his exceptional entrepreneurial journey spanning multiple successful businesses in education and healthcare. Focusing on his work in education, from K-12 tutoring to global higher education, Doug explores the importance of partnerships, technology, and maintaining a strong sense of mission and purpose.
Doug is an exceptional entrepreneur and investor. He is the Founder and Chairman of Cintana Education, which supports universities around the world to develop and scale high-quality academic programs. Founded in partnership with Arizona State University, which is ranked as the most innovative university in the United States, the Cintana Alliance of universities includes 32 institutions serving more than 330,000 students. Prior to Cintana, Doug founded Laureate Education and grew it into the largest higher education group in the world serving more than 1 million students across more than 200 campuses in 29 countries. Earlier in his career, Doug served as the Chairman and CEO of Sylvan Learning Systems, which was the largest K-12 tutoring company in North America serving more than 200,000 students. Doug has served on many non-profit boards and currently serves on the Board of Trustees for Johns Hopkins Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medicine International and the International Youth Foundation.
Doug is an exceptional entrepreneur and investor. He is the Founder and Chairman of Cintana Education, which supports universities around the world to develop and scale high-quality academic programs. Founded in partnership with Arizona State University, which is ranked as the most innovative university in the United States, the Cintana Alliance of universities includes 32 institutions serving more than 330,000 students. Prior to Cintana, Doug founded Laureate Education and grew it into the largest higher education group in the world serving more than 1 million students across more than 200 campuses in 29 countries. Earlier in his career, Doug served as the Chairman and CEO of Sylvan Learning Systems, which was the largest K-12 tutoring company in North America serving more than 200,000 students. Doug has served on many non-profit boards and currently serves on the Board of Trustees for Johns Hopkins Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medicine International and the International Youth Foundation.
