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Chief Executive Officer
As CEO of Discovery Education, Brian oversees the creation and implementation of the company’s award winning, state-of-the-art digital solutions serving approximately 4.5 million educators and 45 million students in more than 100 countries.
Prior to his current role, Brian was Discovery Education’s Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer. In those capacities, Brian led the organization’s global accounting and finance teams and oversaw Discovery Education’s IT, Operations, and Corporate Strategy functions with a focus on M&A activities.
Brian joined Discovery Education from Red Ventures, a Charlotte, North Carolina-based technology-enabled portfolio of digital companies. At Red Ventures, Brian created the Corporate Development, Investments, and Investor Relations units from scratch and led numerous strategic finance projects. Brian also led Red Ventures’ M&A transactions.
Prior to his tenure at Red Ventures, Brian held leadership roles in the financial planning & analysis and accounting functions at Time Warner Cable, and in the assurance practice at Ernst & Young.
A native of Wisconsin, Brian earned both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Wake Forest University, and along with his wife, daughter, and son, he makes his home in the Charlotte, North Carolina.