ChampionScott Partners is pleased to announce the appointment of Stephen Laster as Chief Digital Officer (CDO) to McGraw-Hill Education. Mr. Laster is a seasoned technologist, business leader, strategist, eLearning designer, and educator with extensive background in information technology, eLearning, and higher education.
Mr. Laster joins the company from Harvard Business School, where he served as Chief Information Officer since 2006. In that position, he transformed the school’s technology organization and delivered critical new systems and services, while establishing the school’s first educational technology group focused on digital learning product development.
During his time as Harvard Business School’s CIO, Mr. Laster also served as President of Intelligent Solutions, a consulting firm he founded, which provides guidance to C-suite executives on IT strategy and digital learning. At the firm, he developed a digital learning product framework and successfully assisted with the rollout of several large-scale digital learning programs. Previously, he held a number of leadership positions at Babson College, including Chief Technology Officer for the school’s digital learning company, and Director of Curriculum Innovation and Technology.
Prior to focusing his career on the apex of technology, education and collaboration, Mr. Laster worked in industry both in information technology and technology product development. He has developed and run a network monitoring business, developed enterprise software packages and led major re-engineering and implementation efforts. Mr. Laster has held leadership positions at Stride Rite, Art Technology Group, CrossComm, and Advanced Business Technologies, Inc.
Mr. Laster, a member of the board of directors of the Sloan Consortium of Online Learning, holds a bachelor’s degree from Bowdoin College and a MBA from Babson.
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About McGraw-Hill Education
McGraw-Hill Education is a content, software and services-based education company that draws on its more than 100 years of educational expertise to offer solutions which improve learning outcomes around the world. McGraw-Hill is the adaptive education technology leader with the vision for creating a highly personalized learning experience that prepares students of all ages for the world that awaits. The company has offices across North America, India, China, Europe, the Middle East and South America, and makes its learning solutions available in more than 65 languages. Discover more at: www.mheducation.com.