Nilofer Merchant, Author and Strategist, Joins Ambassadors Group Board of Directors
August 01 2011 - 8:00PM
Ambassadors Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:EPAX), the parent company of People
to People Ambassador Programs, World Adventures Unlimited, and
BookRags - an educational research website - today announced the
election of Nilofer Merchant, Author and Strategist, to its board
of directors.
"We look forward to Nilofer's contributions as a member of
Ambassadors Group's board of directors," said Jeff Thomas,
President and CEO of Ambassadors Group. "Not only is she an
accomplished executive and expert on culture, innovation and
strategy, she also understands the importance of teaching our next
generation of leaders. We are particularly pleased that she has a
strong background in social media and online communities, being
ranked as one of the top leaders in it."
"Preparing the next generation of leaders to be globally aware
is crucial for personal growth and economic impact. I am thrilled
to bring my background and experience to Ambassadors Group in their
mission to make students better prepared for their role in the
world," said Nilofer Merchant.
A former executive of Apple and Autodesk, Merchant has also been
CEO of Rubicon Consulting which advised the C-Suites of Symantec,
Adobe, VMWare and others. Nilofer Merchant is considered by many in
the business community as a leading authority on creating winning
business strategies. She has honed her unique, collaborative
approach to solving tough problems while working with companies
like Adobe, Apple, Symantec, Nokia, HP and others. She
published those lessons in her critically acclaimed 2010 book on
collaborative work and direction, The New How.
She frequently writes for the Harvard Business Review and has
been profiled by the Wall Street Journal and published by
BusinessWeek, Forbes and AdAge. She is a contributing author to
three books, two on social media and the other on wisdom
leadership.
When not teaching at Stanford and Santa Clara University on
innovation and leadership, she advises entrepreneurs and speaks
professionally at conferences. She holds an M.B.A. from Santa Clara
and a B.S. in Economics from the University of San Francisco.
About Ambassadors Group Ambassadors Group Inc.
(Nasdaq:EPAX) is a socially conscious, education company located in
Spokane, Washington. Ambassadors Group, Inc. is the parent company
of Ambassador Programs, Inc., World Adventures Unlimited, Inc., and
BookRags, Inc., an educational research website. The Company also
oversees the Washington School of World Studies, an accredited
travel study and distance learning school. Additional information
about Ambassadors Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries is available at
www.ambassadorsgroup.com. In this press release, "Company", "we",
"us", and "our" refer to Ambassadors Group, Inc. and its
subsidiaries.
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