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Michael Hansen Highlight
Confidence is success remembered. Focus on getting accomplishments that will build confidence in your ability to master any challenge that will come your way.
About Michael
- Born and raised in Germany—grew up in a small town in an area often called “the Detroit of Germany.”
- Attended the University of Bonn in Germany where I received a master’s degree in law.
- Decided to immigrate to the U.S. and began living in New York City—attended Columbia University where I earned my Master of Business Administration degree.
- My first job out of school was at the Boston Consulting Group—ended up working there for 11 years and rose to become a partner and co-chairman of the company's e-business and media practice.
- Briefly worked as a senior vice president of international operations for Proxicom where I focused on e-business development.
- After leaving Proxicom, I began working at Bertelsmann—a German media corporation—serving as the executive vice president of operational excellence.
- I've also served as the CEO for Harcourt Assessment and Elsevier Health Sciences.
- As CEO of Cengage Learning, I've led the company through a crucial financial restructuring and overseen the development of a first-of-its-kind subscription service for learning materials.
