David A. Wiley

Lumen Learning LLC develops digital course materials that replace expensive textbooks. It helps educational institutions to reduce textbook costs, reinvigorate pedagogy, and improve student success using open educational resources and learning analytics. The firm?s courses include biology, economics, sociology and mathematics. The company was founded by Kim Thanos and David Wiley in 2012 and is headquartered in Portland, OR.

Degreed, Inc. operates a learning platform for college students, professionals and organizations. It offers course-by-course scores and validation of education from accredited and non-accredited sources. The firm provides scores that quantifies a person?s lifelong education by credit hours and mastery levels. The company was founded by David A. Wiley, Eric Sharp and David Blake and in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Boston Academic Publishing, Inc. publishes academic textbooks in print and electronic format. The firm offers various categories of textbooks such as business and economics, mathematics, sciences and professional and applied sciences. The company was founded by Jeff Shelstad and Eric Frank in 2007 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.