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Adrian M. Jones

Adrian M. Jones, age 43, joined Goldman, Sachs & Co. in 1994 and has been a Managing Director within the Principal Investment Area of its Merchant Banking Division since 2002. He serves on the boards of directors of Biomet, Inc., Burger King Holdings, Inc., Dollar General Corporation, HealthMarkets, Inc. and Signature Hospital Holding, LLC.

Jeffrey T. Leeds

Jeffrey T. Leeds, age 51, is President and Co-Founder of Leeds Equity Partners, which he co-founded in 1993 and which invests in private equity transactions in the education, information services and training industries. Prior to co-founding Leeds Equity Partners, Mr. Leeds spent seven years specializing in mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance at Lazard Freres & Co. Prior to joining Lazard Freres & Co., Mr. Leeds served as a law clerk to the Hon. William J. Brennan, Jr. of the Supreme Court of the United States during the 1985 October Term. Mr. Leeds also worked in the corporate department of the law firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore in New York after graduating from law school. Mr. Leeds currently serves as a director of SeatonCorp. and RealPage, Inc. and as a Trustee on the United Federation of Teacher’s Charter School Board in New York City. Mr. Leeds has previously served as a director of Ross University, Argosy University and Datamark, Inc., among others.

John R. McKernan, Jr.

John R. McKernan, Jr, age 60, is our Chairman of the Board of Directors. Mr. McKernan served as our Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board from February 2007 until December 2008 and served as our Chief Executive Officer from September 2003 until February 2007. Mr. McKernan joined us as our Vice Chairman and a member of the Board of Directors in June 1999. In March 2003, he became our President and served in that office until September 2003. Mr. McKernan served as Governor of the State of Maine from 1987 to 1995.

Leo F. Mullin

Leo F. Mullin, age 64, retired as Chief Executive Officer of Delta Air Lines, Inc. in December 2003 and Chairman in April 2004, after having served as Chief Executive Officer of Delta Air Lines, Inc. since 1997 and Chairman since 1999. Mr. Mullin currently serves in a consultative capacity as a Senior Advisor, on a part-time basis, to Goldman Sachs Capital Partners. Mr. Mullin was Vice Chairman of Unicom Corporation and its principal subsidiary, Commonwealth Edison Company, from 1995 to 1997. He was an executive of First Chicago Corporation from 1981 to 1995, serving as that company’s President and Chief Operating Officer from 1993 to 1995, and as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of American National Bank, a subsidiary of First Chicago Corporation, from 1991 to 1993. Mr. Mullin is also a Director of Johnson & Johnson and ACE Limited, a provider of insurance and reinsurance services. He is a member of The Business Council.

Todd S. Nelson

Todd S. Nelson, age 49, is our Chief Executive Officer and a member of our Board of Directors since February of 2007. Prior to joining EDMC Mr. Nelson was the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President for Apollo Group, Inc. Mr. Nelson joined Apollo Group Inc. in 1987. From 1987 through January 2006 Mr. Nelson served in various roles with Apollo Group, Inc. and was appointed President in February 1998, Chief Executive Officer in August 2001 and Chairman of the Board in June 2004.

Paul J. Salem

Paul J. Salem, age 44, is a Senior Managing Director and a co-founder of Providence Equity Partners. Prior to joining Providence Equity Partners in 1992, Mr. Salem worked for Morgan Stanley & Co. in corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions. Prior to that time, Mr. Salem spent four years with Prudential Investment Corporation, an affiliate of Prudential Insurance, where his responsibilities included leveraged buyout transactions and helping to establish Prudential's European investment office. Mr. Salem is also a director of Asurion Corp.

Peter O. Wilde

Peter O. Wilde, age 39, is a Managing Director of Providence Equity Partners. Prior to joining Providence Equity Partners in 2002, Mr. Wilde was a General Partner at BCI Partners, where he began his career in private equity investing in 1992. Mr. Wilde is also a director of Asurion Corp., Decision Resources, Inc., Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Kerasotes Theatres, Inc., Medical Media Holdings, Inc., Pluris Inc. and Survey Sampling International LLC and is chairman of Study Island and The Vendome Group, LLC.