HOUSTON (December 13, 2004) – Questia Media Inc., the world’s largest online academic library, today announced the addition of Andy Gates as vice president of business development. Gates will spearhead business development with strategic partners to advance Questia’s penetration in the individual subscriber and secondary school markets. Gates brings more than fourteen years of experience in publishing, education technology, e-learning sales, and general management to the position.
“Andy’s extensive knowledge of the education technology, e-learning, and publishing industries and his substantial management experience will be great assets to Questia,” said Troy Williams, president and CEO of Questia Media, Inc. “With Andy in this leadership role, I am confident we will continue on a path of growth, providing students and educators around the world with the most complete and credible collection of academic content on the Internet.”
As vice president of business development for Questia, Gates will be responsible for identifying new market opportunities, business development strategy, partner relationship management, and program oversight with key strategic partners in the individual subscriber markets, secondary school area, and publishing and online content industries.
“Given my background, I am excited to lead the deployment of Questia’s exceptional content library into all education markets through strategic partnerships. I am especially focused on building partnerships in secondary and post-secondary channels where choice, access, and flexibility are the new value standards for student consumers. Questia’s intuitive platform is the right tool at the right time as it provides all students with anywhere, anytime access to valuable academic content,” said Gates. “I share Questia’s strong commitment to enhancing the quality of education for all students. The future is bright for Questia and I am honored to be part of this dedicated and talented leadership team.”
Prior to joining Questia, Gates served as general manager for Thomson Custom Publishing. In this role, he created above industry growth by developing and executing a successful, proactive business model; closed content licensing partnerships; and led the development of an intellectual property database. Previously, Gates was the area-vice president of the North Central Region for CompassLearning, where he developed and executed new business strategies.
During his career, Gates has worked for several other prestigious educational software and publishing companies including Advantage Learning Systems, Pearson Education, and Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company. Gates holds a B.A. in business administration from Salisbury College of Technology.About Questia
Questia Media, Inc. provides the world's largest online academic library and research resource. Students, instructors, and lifelong learners in more than 190 countries use Questia's collection of full-text, copyrighted and public domain books and articles for scholarly research.
A digital toolkit enables researchers to highlight text, properly cite passages, and automatically generate bibliographies and footnotes. In addition, Questia provides a personalized workspace for each user, complete with an individual bookshelf and reference resources. Designed for use by educators and students to enhance curricula, the Questia service also includes a course management system that integrates the digital library content into the classroom.
Questia's unlimited, 24/7 access allows researchers to simultaneously use every item in its online, scholarly library from any connected corner of the world.
Founded in 1998, Questia Media is based in Houston. For more information, visit http://www.questia.com.