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'''David Levin''' (born 1963) is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[businessman]]. He currently serves as University Entrepreneur in Residence at [[Arizona State University]].<ref>{{cite web |url= https://asunow.asu.edu/20190403-asu-news-mcgraw-hill-ceo-david-levin-joins-asu-university-entrepreneur-residence|title= Former McGraw-Hill Education CEO David Levin to join ASU as University Entrepreneur in Residence|date=3 April 2019|website=ASU Now|access-date=8 April 2019}}</ref>
'''David Levin''' (born 1963) is a British businessman.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ashton |first=James |date=16 August 2013 |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/business/markets/what-keeps-ubms-david-levin-occupied-events-dear-boy--and-the-odd-website-8770444.html |title=UBM benefit from emerging market spree |work=[[London Evening Standard]] |access-date=22 August 2013}}</ref><ref name=guar/> In 2019, he was named university entrepreneur in residence at [[Arizona State University]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://asunow.asu.edu/20190403-asu-news-mcgraw-hill-ceo-david-levin-joins-asu-university-entrepreneur-residence |title=Former McGraw-Hill Education CEO David Levin to join ASU as University Entrepreneur in Residence |date=3 April 2019 |website=ASU Now |access-date=8 April 2019}}</ref> and is the creator and Executive Producer of [https://www.theremotesummit.org/ '''REMOTE: The Connected Faculty Summit'''].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home {{!}} The Remote Summit |url=https://www.theremotesummit.org/ |access-date=2022-05-19 |website=www.theremotesummit.org}}</ref>


As the president and CEO of [[McGraw-Hill Education]] from 2014-2017, Levin sought to drive the company's on going transition from a traditional educational publisher to a full-spectrum digital education company.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://finance.yahoo.com/news/mcgraw-hill-education-names-david-133406130.html|title= McGraw-Hill Education names David Levin as CEO|publisher=[[Yahoo]]|accessdate=13 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/9066432a-7c26-11e3-9179-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2qJMNJ4hq|title= United Business Media chief David Levin moves to McGraw-Hill | work= [[Financial Times]]|accessdate=13 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.mheducation.com/news-media/press-releases/mcgraw-hill-education-appoints-lloyd-buzz-waterhouse-interim-president.html|title= McGraw-Hill Education Appoints Lloyd “Buzz” Waterhouse Interim President & CEO|accessdate=22 October 2017}}</ref> He has been a vocal proponent of the use of digital and [[adaptive learning|adaptive]] technology in education.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000299303|title= Dawn of education's digital age: CEO|publisher=[[CNBC]]
He served as the president and CEO of [[McGraw-Hill Education]] from 2014 to 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/mcgraw-hill-education-names-david-133406130.html |title=McGraw-Hill Education names David Levin as CEO |publisher=[[Yahoo]] |access-date=13 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/9066432a-7c26-11e3-9179-00144feabdc0.html |title=United Business Media chief David Levin moves to McGraw-Hill |work=[[Financial Times]] |access-date=13 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mheducation.com/news-media/press-releases/mcgraw-hill-education-appoints-lloyd-buzz-waterhouse-interim-president.html |title=McGraw-Hill Education Appoints Lloyd "Buzz" Waterhouse Interim President & CEO |access-date=22 October 2017}}</ref> He has been a vocal proponent of the use of digital and [[adaptive learning]] technology in education.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000299303 |title=Dawn of education's digital age: CEO |publisher=[[CNBC]] |access-date=11 August 2014}}</ref>
|accessdate=11 August 2014}}</ref> Prior to joining McGraw-Hill Education, Levin served as CEO of [[United Business Media|UBM]] plc.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.standard.co.uk/business/markets/what-keeps-ubms-david-levin-occupied-events-dear-boy--and-the-odd-website-8770444.html |title=UBM benefit from emerging market spree | newspaper= [[London Evening Standard]]|date=16 August 2013 |author= Ashton, James| accessdate=22 August 2013}}</ref><ref name=bw>{{cite web |url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=1977767&ticker=UBM:LN |title=David Levin: Executive Profile & Biography | work= [[BusinessWeek]] |accessdate=7 March 2010}}</ref><ref name=guar/>


==Early life and education==
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As a child, Levin lived in [[Harare|Salisbury]], [[Rhodesia]] (now Harare, Zimbabwe). His father was a political journalist, and in 1965, when Levin was two, the family were given a day to leave the country.<ref name="Martinson">{{cite news|last=Martinson|first=Jane|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/oct/06/broadcasting.pressandpublishing |title=United Business Media chief David Levin | work= [[The Guardian]] |date=6 October 2006| accessdate=7 March 2010| location=London}}</ref> In consequence he has expressed his gratitude to the opportunities given him in his adopted country, and about the advantages of immigration.<ref name="Martinson"/> He attended [[St Paul's School (London)|St Paul's School]] in London.<ref name="Martinson"/> Levin has a degree in [[Philosophy, Politics and Economics]] from [[Oxford University]] (1983), and an MBA from [[Stanford University]] (1984).
Levin was born in [[Harare, Zimbabwe]]. His father Archie (died 1977) was a political journalist. His mother, Leah Levin OBE, is Hon. Doctor of the [[University of Essex]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.essex.ac.uk/honorary_graduates/|title=Honorary Graduates – Honorary Graduates – University of Essex|website=www.essex.ac.uk|language=en-gb|access-date=2018-06-17|archive-date=16 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716174637/https://www1.essex.ac.uk/honorary_graduates/|url-status=dead}}</ref> She served on the board of the United Nations Association, Anti-Slavery and International Alert, and was director of [[JUSTICE]] from 1982 to 1992.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thoolen.wordpress.com/2013/10/07/leah-levin-a-human-rights-defender-of-the-first-rank/|title=Leah Levin; a human rights defender of the first rank|date=2013-10-07|work=Hans Thoolen on Human Rights Defenders|access-date=2018-06-17|language=en-US}}</ref> Ms. Levin also served on Boards of Redress, Readers International, and the International Journal of Human Rights.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Who we are|url=https://redress.org/about-us/who-we-are/|access-date=2021-05-18|language=en}}</ref> She is the author of UNESCO's "Human Rights: Questions and Answers," one the world's widely disseminated books on human rights.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Human rights: questions and answers|url=http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001850/185034e.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130820131311/http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001850/185034e.pdf |archive-date=20 August 2013}}</ref> His older siblings are brother [[Jeremy Levin|Jeremy]] and sister Michal Levin.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Martinson |first1=Jane |title=Media anti-mogul who shuns TV and newspapers |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/oct/06/broadcasting.pressandpublishing |website=The Guardian |date=6 October 2006 |publisher=Guardian News & Media Ltd. |access-date=28 November 2021}}</ref>


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Before he was born, following the [[Sharpeville massacre]], his family left South Africa and moved to live in Salisbury, [[Rhodesia]] (now Harare).{{cn|date=May 2022}} In 1965, his father was given a day to leave the country.{{cn|date=May 2022}} The family arrived in Britain knowing nobody, settling in London. He attended [[St Paul's School (London)|St Paul's School]] in London.<ref name="Martinson">{{cite news|last=Martinson|first=Jane|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/oct/06/broadcasting.pressandpublishing |title=United Business Media chief David Levin |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=6 October 2006| access-date=7 March 2010| location=London}}</ref> Levin has a degree in [[Philosophy, Politics and Economics]] from [[Oxford University]] (1983), and an MBA from [[Stanford University]] (1984).
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Levin succeeded [[Clive Hollick]] as the CEO of UBM plc on 5 April 2005. At [[UBM plc|UBM]] Levin set out to focus on building the business in emerging markets and live events, such as exhibitions, by buying smaller companies and selling print titles.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/media/article2178092.ece |title=’Influential reader’ brings a new vision to UBM empire | work= The Times |date=29 July 2005 |author= Sabbagh, Dan| accessdate=15 January 2013| location=London}}</ref><ref name="Davoudi, Salamander">{{cite web|url= http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1f87ef1e-4434-11e0-931d-00144feab49a.html#axzz2C6KulVVL |title=UBM benefit from emerging market spree | work= Financial Times |date=1 March 2011 |author= Davoudi, Salamander| accessdate=15 January 2013| location=London}}</ref> He also encouraged the company to use digital media and mobile technologies. In so doing, he warned repeatedly that media companies must adopt new business models as fast as possible.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/article-1241126/INTERVIEW-The-pioneer-searching-digital-future.html|title=INTERVIEW: The pioneer searching for a digital future | work= This is Money |date=6 January 2010 |author= Brummer, Alex| accessdate=15 January 2013| location=London}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financetopics/profiles/9107212/David-Levin-print-journalism-Software-has-eaten-the-business.html# |title=David Levin: Print journalism? Software has eaten the business | work= The Telegraph |date=26 February 2012 |author= Rushton, Katherine| accessdate=15 January 2013| location=London}}</ref> Under his direction, [[UBM plc|UBM]] secured its position as one of the world's largest events businesses having expanded into new and emerging markets such as China, India, Brazil, Vietnam and Indonesia.<ref name="Davoudi, Salamander"/> On 16 September 2013 [[UBM plc|UBM]] announced David Levin’s resignation as Chief Executive Officer.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ccb22f04-1eb8-11e3-9636-00144feab7de.html?siteedition=uk&siteedition=uk#axzz2fG15NLqU |title=Levin to step down as UBM chief | work= Financial Times |date=16 September 2013 |author= Cookson, Robert| accessdate=17 September 2013| location=London}}</ref>


==Career==
Prior to his time at UBM, Levin served as CEO of [[Symbian Ltd.|Symbian]] plc beginning in April 2002, when the company built the operating system<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.economist.com/node/1454300 |title=The fight for digital dominance | work=The Economist |date=21 November 2002| accessdate=20 October 2015}}</ref> to power the first generation of smartphones.<ref name="Martinson"/> He also held senior positions at [[Psion (computers)|Psion]], [[Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC]], [[Apax Partners]], Universal Grinding Wheels of [[Stafford]] and [[Bain (consulting)|Bain & Company]].<ref name=bw/><ref name=guar>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2004/dec/17/citynews.broadcasting |title=UBM names Hollick successor |work= The Guardian |accessdate=7 March 2010|date= 17 December 2004 | location=London | first=Chris | last=Tryhorn}}</ref><ref name="Martinson"/>
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In 2005, Levin succeeded [[Clive Hollick]] as the CEO of [[UBM plc]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/media/article2178092.ece |title='Influential reader' brings a new vision to UBM empire |work=The Times |date=29 July 2005 |last=Sabbagh |first=Dan |access-date=15 January 2013 |location=London}}</ref><ref name="Davoudi, Salamander">{{cite web|url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1f87ef1e-4434-11e0-931d-00144feab49a.html |title=UBM benefit from emerging market spree |work=[[Financial Times]] |date=1 March 2011 |last=Davoudi |first=Salamander |access-date=15 January 2013 |location=London}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financetopics/profiles/9107212/David-Levin-print-journalism-Software-has-eaten-the-business.html# |title=David Levin: Print journalism? Software has eaten the business |work=The Telegraph |date=26 February 2012 |last=Rushton |first=Katherine |access-date=15 January 2013 |location=London}}</ref> During his tenure, UBM secured its position as one of the world's largest events businesses.<ref name="Davoudi, Salamander"/> On 16 September 2013, UBM announced Levin's resignation as chief executive officer.<ref>{{cite news |last=Cookson |first=Robert |date=16 September 2013 |url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ccb22f04-1eb8-11e3-9636-00144feab7de.html |title=Levin to step down as UBM chief |work=[[Financial Times]] |access-date=17 September 2013 |location=London}}</ref>


He served as the former head of [[Symbian Ltd.]]<ref name="Martinson"/> He also held senior positions at [[Psion (company)|Psion]], [[Apax Partners]].<ref name=guar>{{cite news |last=Tryhorn |first=Chris |date=17 December 2004 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2004/dec/17/citynews.broadcasting |title=UBM names Hollick successor |work=The Guardian |location=London |access-date=7 March 2010}}</ref><ref name="Martinson"/>
Levin is married to Lindsay Levin, the founder and managing partner of Leaders’ Quest, a social enterprise that brings together leaders from all disciplines and sectors to use their influence to create change.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://leadersquest.org/people | title=People | publisher=Leaders' Quest | accessdate=February 8, 2018}}</ref> David and Lindsay have three sons.<ref name="Martinson"/> He was on the finance committee of the [[Oxford University Press]].<ref name=bw/>

His mother, Leah Levin OBE, was a director of the human rights organisation [[JUSTICE]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.martinennalsaward.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=46&Itemid=75&lang=en&tmpl=component&type=raw |title= Martin Ennals Foundation - The Board |accessdate=15 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.badgerdesigns.com/alert/v1/about_alert/trustees.php#levin |title= International Alert – Our Trustees | accessdate=15 January 2013 }}</ref> His brother [[Jeremy Levin]] was named CEO of [[Teva Pharmaceutical Industries]] in 2012,<ref name=dela>{{cite news |url=http://www.thejc.com/business/business-features/67710/meet-jeremy-levin-new-head-drugs-firm-teva |title=Meet Jeremy Levin, the new head of drugs firm Teva|work= [[The Jewish Chronicle]] |accessdate=29 December 2012|date= 17 May 2012 | location= London | first=Simon | last=Griver}}</ref> the largest company in [[Israel]] by market cap. He was replaced by [[Erez Vigodman]].
As Executive Producer of REMOTE: The Connected Faculty Summit he created a first of its kind, free virtual event to help higher education faculty and administrators design effective and engaging online and blended learning experiences. [https://www.theremotesummit.org/theremotesummitorg/david-levin-letter '''REMOTE began as an immediate response to the COVID crisis'''] spring of 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=David Levin Letter |url=https://www.theremotesummit.org/theremotesummitorg/david-levin-letter |access-date=2022-05-19 |website=The Remote Summit |language=en}}</ref> Designed as a straightforward way to equip faculty with the best tools and tips of remote and hybrid teaching, its goal was to support them as they began in-class work with students in the fall of 2020. Almost 50,000 faculty and administration registered to join in 2020. In 2021 the event returned and David organized leaders from global universities and colleges<ref>{{Cite web |last=Markowitz |first=Elliot |date=2021-05-14 |title=REMOTE Summit Spotlight: David Levin, ASU |url=https://www.fierceeducation.com/administration/remote-education-spotlight-david-levin-asu |access-date=2022-05-19 |website=Fierce Education |language=en}}</ref> to continue in support of adapting to a blended learning environment and spoke with ASU President, Michael M. Crow on the future of higher education.<ref>{{Cite news |title=The Future of Higher Education |url=https://teachonline.asu.edu/the-future-of-higher-education/ |access-date=2022-05-19 |website=Teach Online |language=en-US}}</ref> In June of 2022, REMOTE will be in its third iteration, with a focus on maximizing success for learners.

==Personal life==
Levin is married to Lindsay Levin.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://leadersquest.org/people |title=People |website=leadersquest.org |publisher=Leaders' Quest |access-date=8 February 2018 |archive-date=7 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180207182906/https://leadersquest.org/people |url-status=dead }}</ref> David and Lindsay have three sons.<ref name="Martinson"/>


==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://www.linkedin.com/today/author/0_0380vTtwuvo1XGar-GIYO7 Articles authored by David Levin on LinkedIn Pulse.]

*[https://storify.com/MHEducation/credentialing-2-0-education-employment-paradigm Recap of David Levin's Credentialing 2.0 panel discussion during the 2015 Goldman Sachs Global Education Conference.]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4xiGBcsiH0 David Levin presenting at TransformingEDU 2015: Mobility, Open Platforms, and Measurable Outcomes: Making It All Work]
*[http://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/mcgrawhill-ceo-david-levin-promotes-living-content-for-students/news-story/2b93897d12fc3d54dfd7d2de9e3b2e25 McGraw-Hill CEO David Levin promotes 'living content' for students | The Australian]
*[https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/scholars-wary-of-technology-over-promising-and-under-delivering Scholars wary of technology 'over-promising and under-delivering' | Times Higher Ed, 2016]
*[http://chiefexecutive.net/leading-a-digital-transformation/ Leading a Digital Transformation | Chief Executive Magazine, 2016]
*[http://video.ft.com/4437432889001/McGraw-Hill-CEO-on-open-learning/Companies McGraw-hill CEO on Open Learning | Financial Times, 2016]
*[http://mfeldstein.com/pop-quiz/ Pop Quiz | eLiterate, 2016]
*[http://www.mheducation.com/ideas/david-levin-2016-columbia-sps-graduation-remarks.html David Levin's remarks at the 2016 graduation ceremony of the Columbia School of Professional Studies | MHEducation.com, 2016]
*[http://www.mheducation.com/blog/announcements/david-levin-FPA-2016-social-responsibility-award.html David Levin receives 2016 Corporate Social Responsibility Award from the Foreign Policy Association | MHEducation.com, 2016]
*[https://thepienews.com/pie-chat/david-levin-ceo-mcgraw-hill-education-us/ The PIE News 2016 interview with David Levin of McGraw-Hill Education | ThePIENews.com, 2016]
*[http://www.mheducation.com/ideas/future-higher-education-software-outcomes-teaching.html David Levin at the 2016 Commission on Creating the Next in Education Speaker Series hosted by Georgia Tech, 2016]
*[https://www.thestreet.com/video/13746475/more-colleges-and-students-embrace-digital-learning-says-education-ceo.html More Colleges & Students Embrace Digital Learning, Says CEO | TheStreet, 2016]
*[http://www.mheducation.com/ideas/david-levin-impact-speaker-series-2016.html David Levin's presentation for the 2016 IMPACT Speaker Series hosted by Georgia Tech | MHEducation.com, 2016]
*[https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2016-10-06/mcgraw-hill-signs-7-year-deal-with-u-a-e David Levin discusses McGraw-Hill Education's 7-year agreement to provide a new math & science curriculum in the UAE | Bloomberg, 2016]
*[https://soundcloud.com/business-of-giving/david-levin-podcast David Levin interview and Q&A with Denver Frederick on The Business of Giving (Podcast) | SoundCloud, 2017]
*[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2017/01/29/mcgraw-hill-education-boss-david-levin-tech-has-changed-learn/ McGraw-Hill Education boss David Levin on how tech has changed how we learn | The Telegraph, 2017]
*[https://www.ft.com/content/726f02fe-f24c-11e6-95ee-f14e55513608 Learning Tailored for the iPad Generation | Financial Times, 2017]
*[https://edtechtimes.com/2017/04/10/reinventing-mcgraw-hill-education-ceo-talks-new-connect-program-company-changes/ Reinventing McGraw-Hill Education: CEO David Levin Talks New Connect Program, Company Changes | EdTech Times, 2017]
*[https://www.td.org/Publications/Magazines/TD/TD-Archive/2017/05/And-Now-for-Something-Completely-Different And Now for Something Completely Different | TD Magazine, 2017]
*[https://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2017-05-24/bloomberg-markets-levin-discusses-software-in-the-classroom David Levin Discusses Software in the Classroom (Podcast) | Bloomberg Markets, 2017]
*[http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000622120&play=1 College Grads Saddled with Loan Debt as They Enter Workforce: Survey | CNBC, 2017]
*[http://educationupdate.com/archives/2017/MAY/Assets/EdUp_MayJun17.pdf David Levin receives 2017 Distinguished Leader in Education Award | Education Update, 2017]
*[https://www.fastcompany.com/40450055/how-mcgraw-hill-educations-ceo-is-trying-to-unlock-the-potential-of-every-learner How McGraw-Hill Education's CEO is Trying to Unlock the Potential of Every Learner | Fast Company, 2017]
*[https://www.cnbc.com/video/2017/08/23/mcgraw-hill-ceo-a-i-in-the-classroom-is-here.html McGraw-Hill CEO: A.I. in the Classroom is Here | CNBC, 2017]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZDAE4uDXKU Bridging the Gap: Cross-Sector Collaboration for Skills Development | 2017 Concordia Summit (recorded panel)]
*[https://news.elearninginside.com/old-dogs-learn-new-tricks-new-partnership-led-mcgraw-hill-driving-cost-textbooks/ Old Dogs Learn New Tricks: How A New Partnership Led by McGraw-Hill Is Driving Down the Cost of Textbooks | eLearning News Inside, 2018]
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Latest revision as of 13:30, 18 January 2024

David Levin
Born1963 (age 60–61)[citation needed]
Harare, Zimbabwe
NationalityBritish
Alma materWadham College, Oxford
OccupationBusinessman
Employer(s)Apax Partners
Psion
Symbian Ltd.
UBM plc
McGraw-Hill Education
Arizona State University

David Levin (born 1963) is a British businessman.[1][2] In 2019, he was named university entrepreneur in residence at Arizona State University[3] and is the creator and Executive Producer of REMOTE: The Connected Faculty Summit.[4]

He served as the president and CEO of McGraw-Hill Education from 2014 to 2017.[5][6][7] He has been a vocal proponent of the use of digital and adaptive learning technology in education.[8]

Early life and education

[edit]

Levin was born in Harare, Zimbabwe. His father Archie (died 1977) was a political journalist. His mother, Leah Levin OBE, is Hon. Doctor of the University of Essex.[9] She served on the board of the United Nations Association, Anti-Slavery and International Alert, and was director of JUSTICE from 1982 to 1992.[10] Ms. Levin also served on Boards of Redress, Readers International, and the International Journal of Human Rights.[11] She is the author of UNESCO's "Human Rights: Questions and Answers," one the world's widely disseminated books on human rights.[12] His older siblings are brother Jeremy and sister Michal Levin.[13]

Before he was born, following the Sharpeville massacre, his family left South Africa and moved to live in Salisbury, Rhodesia (now Harare).[citation needed] In 1965, his father was given a day to leave the country.[citation needed] The family arrived in Britain knowing nobody, settling in London. He attended St Paul's School in London.[14] Levin has a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University (1983), and an MBA from Stanford University (1984).

Career

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In 2005, Levin succeeded Clive Hollick as the CEO of UBM plc.[15][16][17] During his tenure, UBM secured its position as one of the world's largest events businesses.[16] On 16 September 2013, UBM announced Levin's resignation as chief executive officer.[18]

He served as the former head of Symbian Ltd.[14] He also held senior positions at Psion, Apax Partners.[2][14]

As Executive Producer of REMOTE: The Connected Faculty Summit he created a first of its kind, free virtual event to help higher education faculty and administrators design effective and engaging online and blended learning experiences. REMOTE began as an immediate response to the COVID crisis spring of 2020.[19] Designed as a straightforward way to equip faculty with the best tools and tips of remote and hybrid teaching, its goal was to support them as they began in-class work with students in the fall of 2020. Almost 50,000 faculty and administration registered to join in 2020. In 2021 the event returned and David organized leaders from global universities and colleges[20] to continue in support of adapting to a blended learning environment and spoke with ASU President, Michael M. Crow on the future of higher education.[21] In June of 2022, REMOTE will be in its third iteration, with a focus on maximizing success for learners.

Personal life

[edit]

Levin is married to Lindsay Levin.[22] David and Lindsay have three sons.[14]

References

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  1. ^ Ashton, James (16 August 2013). "UBM benefit from emerging market spree". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  2. ^ a b Tryhorn, Chris (17 December 2004). "UBM names Hollick successor". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
  3. ^ "Former McGraw-Hill Education CEO David Levin to join ASU as University Entrepreneur in Residence". ASU Now. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
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