Andrew Rosen
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"Andrew S. Rosen" is current Chairman of Kaplan, Inc., a global education company that began as a test prep provider in 1938 and was purchased by The Washington Post Company, now Graham Holdings Company, in 1984. Rosen joined Kaplan in 1992 and was named Chairman and CEO in November 2008 following the resignation of long-time Chairman and CEO Jonathan Grayer. In April 2014, Rosen was named Executive Vice President of Graham Holdings Company, keeping the title of Chairman at Kaplan, Inc.

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We don't have buildings; we don't have cafeterias; we don't have football teams and marching bands. What we spend our money on is the actual education that students are getting and in particular, we spend our money on making sure that students have access to faculty.

A 17-year-old is looking forward to college not because of the academics that he's focused on absorbing -- he wants the experience, ... So far, the Web can't fulfill those desires.

In last 25 years, Famous Footwear was the most compelling growth vehicle that this corporation had. In 1981, it had 31 stores and now it's national with well over 900 stores. In 25 years, it's contributed more than $300 million in after-tax earnings to shareholders.

But the flip side [is that] at age 40, there's no way you'd consider going anywhere else.