John J. Lynch Jr. New Head of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Jack Lynch

John "Jack" J. Lynch, Jr. has been named president, CEO and a member of the board of directors of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. He was most recently CEO of Renaissance Learning, which specializes in K-12 learning analytics. Before that, he was a member of the executive board of Wolters Kluwer, president and CEO of the Pearson Technology Group, and founding CEO of bigchalk.com. He has more than 25 years of experience in the software and information industry.

Board chairman Lawrence K. Fish said that Lynch "brings an uncommon set of K-12 education and technology experience along with an outstanding track record generating exceptional returns for investors. He is the right leader at the right time as HMH and the education industry continue to transform and evolve."

Interim CEO L. Gordon Crovitz, a board member, will work with Lynch during the transition.

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