John Polstein has played a primary management role in Kaplan’s transformation into the global educational services company it is today. Specifically, he has spearheaded the diversification of the test prep division’s offerings into overseas markets, bar review and “boutique” test prep services. Under Polstein, Kaplan has furthered its leadership position in the test prep market, growing to more than twice the size of its nearest competitor.

Today, Kaplan Test Prep provides test preparation for more than 90 standardized exams, and delivers courses in 25 countries outside the US. Kaplan has secured its place as the leading provider of licensing test preparation to medical professionals, particularly international doctors who need to pass rigorous boards to practice in the U.S., as well as a leader in preparing law school graduates for the bar exam.

Polstein has also catalyzed Kaplan Test Prep’s digital transformation, helping the division secure its leadership in online and mobile offerings and more recently, oversaw the division’s entry into new economy skills training. Under Polstein’s leadership, Kaplan acquired Dev Bootcamp, originator of the short-term, immersive coding school model, establishing Kaplan as a leader in software developer bootcamps. He also oversaw the division’s launch of Metis, which offers intensive data science programs for individuals seeking to pursue or accelerate a career in data science.

Prior to his current role, Polstein held a variety of positions within the company, overseeing test prep centers and helping to standardize and streamline operations around the country. Since joining Kaplan in 1992, he first served as the Director of Pre-College Programs, then moved into field management running the Manhattan test prep center (the country’s largest) and from there, advanced to the roles of Regional Director and Regional Vice President overseeing the Northeast region. He assumed leadership for the test prep division in 1998. Through all his efforts at Kaplan, Polstein has dedicated himself to helping students meet and exceed their goals and enhance their opportunities for success.

Polstein received his B.A. from Amherst College and his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Gregory Marino is the Chief Executive Officer of Kaplan Higher Education (KHE), a leading Managed Services Provider in the higher education industry. KHE provides innovative education services and online program enablement, including strategy, marketing, course design, technology, professional development and advanced analytics. Throughout his career, Marino has been a pioneer in delivering online educational solutions focused on student success and outcomes.

In addition to leading KHE’s extensive portfolio of managed education services, he is responsible for managing a team of 1,500 dedicated employees who support students pursuing associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees as well as employer-tailored talent development and training solutions and credentials.

Marino joined Kaplan Inc. in 1993, has served in numerous senior roles and subsequently played an integral role building the former Kaplan University’s highly successful student-focused service model and innovative technology platform. Under his leadership, Kaplan University was acquired in 2018 by Purdue University and began operating as Purdue University Global. This disruptive acquisition of Kaplan University by Purdue was heralded as a landmark transaction in the higher education industry, whereby for the first time a for-profit institution was converted to a non-profit institution owned by a public entity. Marino has led the transition of KHE to a Managed Services Provider and is dedicated to building long-term strategic partnerships with higher education institutions and employers to address their educational needs.

Marino earned an MBA and Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Maryland University College. He previously served on the Board of Directors for the Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance and was an executive committee member of the Young Presidents’ Organization. In 2019, Florida Trend Magazine named Marino to the Florida 500, the most influential executives in more than 60 economic sectors throughout the state. He was also a former recipient of Business Leader magazine’s South Florida Movers & Shakers Award.

As CEO of Kaplan International, David Jones is responsible for Kaplan’s English study abroad business and university pathway colleges for international students. This involves overseeing 50 colleges and 25 admissions offices on 5 continents.

Jones’s lifelong involvement with international education began after leaving Oxford University. He led student groups on adventure programs in the Middle East, the Indian Sub-Continent and the Himalayas. He later went on to organize expeditions in the Sahara and remote areas of French West Africa.

Since then Jones has been a pioneer in international education, developing businesses in Asia, Europe, North America and the Pacific. He was instrumental in building America’s largest operator of educational tours and for a decade was President of EF International Language Schools.

Having acquired the Aspect Education group in 2000, he was Chairman and CEO when the company became part of Kaplan Inc. in 2006.
Jones is a strong believer in the benefits of international education at the tertiary level, both for the students themselves and for the institutions in which they are enrolled.

Peter Houillon runs Kaplan’s UK and Ireland businesses including professional training for qualifications, business and management courses, and Higher Education programs.

He has been influential in transforming the performance and profile of professional qualification training in the UK through the implementation and operation of e-learning and publishing.

Previously, Houillon was chief operating officer and head of Kaplan’s London training center. He is a qualified accountant with a professional practice background and more than 20 years of experience in business and financial education and training.

As a committed educationalist, Houillon is passionate about providing the best support and learning environment for candidates and employers.

Tom Horton oversees Kaplan’s corporate and strategic development, including acquisitions, investments, partnerships, new business initiatives, and strategic planning. He also provides consultative support to Kaplan’s leaders on high priority operational improvement and product quality initiatives.

Horton served in a similar role at McKesson Technology Solutions, the former healthcare technology software and services division of McKesson Corp., at which he was Senior Vice President and Chief Process Officer. As both an independent consultant and senior-level corporate executive, Tom’s career has spanned the education, healthcare, and technology sectors. This experience includes serving in senior positions at IDX Corporation, a healthcare information technology supplier, working in both their U.S. and U.K. operations, as well as several years at McKinsey & Company in their Montreal, Stockholm, and Stamford offices. He began his career as a history teacher, coach, and Academic Director at Burke Mountain Academy (East Burke, Vermont), a specialized private high school for top-caliber ski racers and the first dedicated sports academy in the U.S., where a number of his students went on to compete on various national and Winter Olympic teams.

Horton earned a master’s degree from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and a bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College.

Andrew Temte, PhD, CFA, is the CEO of Kaplan Professional, which encompasses a global portfolio of professional development solutions for businesses as well as serving individuals seeking to earn industry-recognized licensures, certifications, and designations. Based in La Crosse, WI, Kaplan Professional has operations in the US, the UK, Australia, Singapore, the Middle East, and Hong Kong SAR .

In addition to his current role, Dr. Temte has also held several other concurrent leadership roles during his 20-year tenure at Kaplan, including dean of the School of Professional and Continuing Education and president of the College of Business Technology, both part of Kaplan University (now Purdue University Global) and interim president of Mount Washington College.

Outside of his professional roles, Dr. Temte serves on the Board of Directors for the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Foundation, his alma mater. He and his wife Linda are also active in numerous fundraising events and committees in the LaCrosse, WI community.

Dr. Temte started his professional education career in 1990, working with Dr. Carl Schweser to build Schweser Study Program into the leader in CFA exam review. Upon the acquisition of Schweser Study Program by Kaplan, Inc. in 1999, Dr. Temte assumed leadership of the Kaplan Schweser organization. Under his direction, Kaplan Schweser became a leading global provider of innovative, efficient, and effective financial education solutions.

Dr. Temte earned his doctorate in finance from the University of Iowa with a concentration in international finance and investment theory. He holds the CFA designation and has more than 14 years of university teaching experience in the areas of corporate finance, investments, and international finance.

​Rhys Johnson heads up our Kaplan Singapore business. Rhys has over 25 years of involvement in the education industry, with 15 years spent with Kaplan both in the UK and Singapore in a range of academic, operational and senior management roles. Rhys re-joined Kaplan Singapore in 2011 as Academic Director. Having been promoted to Vice President in 2012, Provost in 2016 and Chief Operating Officer in 2017, he has been a prominent member of the senior management team during Kaplan Singapore’s extended period of success.

Prior to re-joining Kaplan Rhys held a senior role focused on the Asia Pacific region for the world’s largest global accountancy body with responsibility for overseeing the implementation of its global education policy within Southeast Asia and China. He has extensive experience of award, curriculum and assessment design.

Rhys has lectured on accountancy and management related subjects in the UK, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong SAR SAR, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and China. He started his career at Price Waterhouse where he qualified as a chartered accountant and also worked for Ernst & Young in the Middle East.

Rob Regan is Managing Director for Kaplan’s operations in Australia and New Zealand. Having worked with Kaplan for the last ten years, Rob has held various executive positions, including Chief Financial Officer of the international business based in London.

Regan has a strong history of leadership and a proven track record of performance across a wide range of industries. He started his career with PriceWaterhouseCoopers before moving through the retail, mining and technology industries. He has focused his attention on the domestic and international education sectors for over a decade.

Brandon Busteed oversees Kaplan’s higher education partnerships in North America, leveraging its global educational assets—ranging from recruiting and housing international students and assessing outcomes to enabling distance education via online learning and university hosting programs—to provide institutions help in expanding access and their scope of services and meeting the changing needs of their students and the workplace.

Busteed’s 20-year career has been largely focused on the education arena. Before joining Kaplan, he was Senior Partner and Global Head, Public Sector at Gallup, overseeing its higher education, government, foundation and corporate social impact segments. While at Gallup, he led dozens of ground-breaking studies, such as the Gallup-Purdue Index (a long-term study of college graduates’ work and life outcomes) and the Strada-Gallup Education Consumer Survey (the largest representative study of U.S. adults and education consumers’ education pathways and experiences).

Prior to Gallup, Busteed was the founder and former CEO of Outside The Classroom, a company that pioneered adaptive online education to change risky student behaviors. He sold the company to EverFi in 2011.

He is a prolific writer and sought-after speaker about innovation and trends in education and workforce development. Busteed’s articles have appeared in The Chronicle of Higher Education, Inside Higher Ed, Fast Company, and other publications.

Busteed is a graduate of Duke University, where he studied public policy. He is a trustee-emeritus of Duke and also served on the Board of Visitors for the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University.