The California Culinary Academy, San Francisco, California          1995 - 2000

A publicly traded company on NASDAQ:COOK consisting of The California Culinary Academy, San Francisco; The College of Food, Salinas; The College of Food, San Diego and various media ventures including Cookbooks and PBS series, “Cooking At The Academy”, and “The Academy’s World Cuisine”.

President/CEO, and Chairman of the Board of Directors, 1998-2000
President/COO, 1996-1998
Vice President/COO, 1995-1996

Responsible for strategic planning, expanding market share, increasing brand awareness and developing new revenue streams to create shareholder value. Communicated with investment community, government offices, educational agencies and the media.