Mr. Hughes is founder and Chief Executive Officer of Huge Idea Technology Ventures, a venture development and advisory firm. Previously, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Education Design Lab, a national nonprofit focused on expanding opportunity at the intersection of learning and work. Earlier in his career, he held leadership positions in technology and venture development at Sapient and Cambridge Innovation Center. Mr. Hughes work focuses on the intersection of strategy and technology in a variety of industries. Mr. Hughes has been a leader, entrepreneur, innovator and Board member in educational technology companies such as Pearson, Cengage, Kaplan, EDC, FineTune Learning (acquired by Prometric) and Intellus Learning (a firm he co-founded that was acquired by Macmillan) for more than four decades. Mr. Hughes serves on the Company s Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. Mr. Hughes extensive governance and leadership experience in a variety of business and nonprofit organizations, and his success as an entrepreneur and innovator including in the areas of Artificial Intelligence, cybersecurity and technology environments qualify him to serve on the Board of Directors.