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David W Smith became a member of our Board of Directors in July 2004. Mr. Smith brings Scientific Learning 30 years of executive experience in the education market, encompassing educational testing, training, software, and publishing. He currently serves as Executive Chair at Plato Learning, Inc., a publicly held software educational company. Before being appointed Executive Chair, he served Plato as the interim CEO from November 2004 to March 1, 2005, and before that, as a Business Consultant.
From September 2000 to December 2002, Mr. Smith was Chief Executive Officer of NCS Pearson, a provider of products, services and technologies to customers in Education, government and business. He also served as president of the NCS Assessment and Testing Services from April 1998 to September 2000. Prior to his work at NCS, Mr. Smith spent 15 years in publishing at McGraw-Hill, William C. Brown Group, and Houghton Mifflin.
Mr. Smith also serves on the Board of Directors of Capella Education Company, Inscape Publishing, and Plato Learning. Mr. Smith holds an MBA from the University of Iowa, as well as BA and MA from Southern Illinois University. | 