New York, N.Y., USA - Acelero Learning announced that co-founder and chief operating officer Henry Wilde will become the organization’s next chief executive officer.
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Aaron Lieberman and Henry Wilde co-founded Acelero Learning in 2001 with a vision to develop and manage the highest-quality Head Start programs nationwide.
Since Acelero Learning’s inception, Mr. Wilde has served as Executive Director of two Acelero Learning delegate locations, as a member of the Board, and as COO.
Previously, he was the first Deputy Secretary of the Department of Children and Families for the State of Wisconsin, where he oversaw the Head Start State Collaboration Office, the child care subsidy program, child care licensing, and the creation of Youngstar, the Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS).
Mr. Wilde is a graduate of Harvard University, and began his career working as Special Assistant to Marian Wright Edelman at the Children's Defense Fund.
He also earned an MBA focused on social enterprise from the Harvard Business School and is an Ascend Fellow and a Pahara Fellow at the Aspen Institute.
As COO, Mr. Wilde has overseen all programmatic initiatives and direct Head Start services, as well as the Shine Implement and Shine Assist programs.
Doug Whiteman will continue as Chief Administrative Officer while assuming greater responsibility for the organization’s external relations and day-to-day operations as President.
Since he joined Acelero Learning as CAO in January 2014, Mr. Whiteman has been in charge of all support services including finance, legal, human resources, and compliance functions, as well as for reporting and governance issues.
Previously, he served as chair of the Acelero Learning - Monmouth/Middlesex Board of Directors for seven years.
In his new role as President and CAO, Mr. Whiteman will add direct oversight of partner recruitment.
Prior to joining Acelero Learning, Mr. Whiteman had a 30-year career at Penguin Group Inc., including serving as VP of Sales and then as President of Penguin/Putnam Young Readers.
His work at Penguin culminated in serving as EVP of Operations for the entire company.
Current CEO and Co-Founder Aaron Lieberman will transition to the role of Acelero Learning’s Executive Chair of the Board.
Mr. Lieberman founded Acelero Learning in 2001 and helped develop its programmatic approach, working side by side with Head Start leadership teams from Acelero Learning’s first management contract partners. ■