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'''David Levin''' (born 1963) is a British businessman.<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=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>
'''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>


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]]|accessdate=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]]|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>
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==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
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}}</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}}</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 |publisher=Guardian News & Media Ltd. |access-date=28 November 2021}}</ref>
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>


Before he was born, following the [[Sharpeville massacre]], his family left South Africa and moved to live in Salisbury, [[Rhodesia]] (now Harare). In 1965, his father was given a day to leave the country.<ref>{{cite web |title=DAVID LEVIN (BUSINESSMAN) |url=https://fampeople.com/cat-david-levin-businessman |website=FAMPEOPLE.com |publisher=Stories People |access-date=28 November 2021}}</ref> 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"/> Levin has a degree in [[Philosophy, Politics and Economics]] from [[Oxford University]] (1983), and an MBA from [[Stanford University]] (1984).
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).


==Career==
==Career==
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 |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 |title=UBM benefit from emerging market spree | work= Financial Times |date=1 March 2011 |author= Davoudi, Salamander| 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> During his tenure, [[UBM plc|UBM]] secured its position as one of the world's largest events businesses.<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 |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>
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>

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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"/>


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.
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He served as the former head of Symbian.<ref name="Martinson"/> He also held senior positions at [[Psion (computers)|Psion]], [[Apax Partners]].<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"/>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Levin is married to Lindsay Levin.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://leadersquest.org/people | title=People |website=leadersquest.org| publisher=Leaders' Quest | accessdate=8 February 2018}}</ref> David and Lindsay have three sons.<ref name="Martinson"/>
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"/>
His mother, Leah Levin OBE, was a director of the human rights organisation [[JUSTICE]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Leah Levin; a human rights defender of the first rank |url=https://humanrightsdefenders.blog/2013/10/07/leah-levin-a-human-rights-defender-of-the-first-rank/ |website=Hans Thoolen on Human Rights Defenders |access-date=29 November 2020 |language=en |date=7 October 2013}}</ref> His brother is [[Jeremy Levin]].


==References==
==References==
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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

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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.
  4. ^ "Home | The Remote Summit". www.theremotesummit.org. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  5. ^ "McGraw-Hill Education names David Levin as CEO". Yahoo. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  6. ^ "United Business Media chief David Levin moves to McGraw-Hill". Financial Times. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  7. ^ "McGraw-Hill Education Appoints Lloyd "Buzz" Waterhouse Interim President & CEO". Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  8. ^ "Dawn of education's digital age: CEO". CNBC. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  9. ^ "Honorary Graduates – Honorary Graduates – University of Essex". www.essex.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 16 July 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  10. ^ "Leah Levin; a human rights defender of the first rank". Hans Thoolen on Human Rights Defenders. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  11. ^ "Who we are". Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Human rights: questions and answers" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 August 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  13. ^ Martinson, Jane (6 October 2006). "Media anti-mogul who shuns TV and newspapers". The Guardian. Guardian News & Media Ltd. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  14. ^ a b c d Martinson, Jane (6 October 2006). "United Business Media chief David Levin". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
  15. ^ Sabbagh, Dan (29 July 2005). "'Influential reader' brings a new vision to UBM empire". The Times. London. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  16. ^ a b Davoudi, Salamander (1 March 2011). "UBM benefit from emerging market spree". Financial Times. London. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  17. ^ Rushton, Katherine (26 February 2012). "David Levin: Print journalism? Software has eaten the business". The Telegraph. London. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  18. ^ Cookson, Robert (16 September 2013). "Levin to step down as UBM chief". Financial Times. London. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
  19. ^ "David Levin Letter". The Remote Summit. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  20. ^ Markowitz, Elliot (14 May 2021). "REMOTE Summit Spotlight: David Levin, ASU". Fierce Education. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  21. ^ "The Future of Higher Education". Teach Online. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  22. ^ "People". leadersquest.org. Leaders' Quest. Archived from the original on 7 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
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