SPOKANE, Wash., Aug. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- 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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