SimpleTuition, Inc., a company dedicated to helping parents and students make sense of education financing choices, today announced that Christopher Stevens has joined as vice president of business development reporting to Kevin Walker, president and CEO of SimpleTuition. Stevens will manage SimpleTuition's partnerships with educational institutions, lenders and other affiliated organizations.
NEWTON, Mass. (BusinessWire EON) June 25, 2007 --
SimpleTuition, Inc., a
company dedicated to helping parents and students make sense of
education financing choices, today announced that Christopher Stevens
has joined as vice president of business development reporting to Kevin
Walker, president and CEO of SimpleTuition. Stevens will manage
SimpleTuition’s partnerships with educational
institutions, lenders and other affiliated organizations.
“Chris will be instrumental in growing and
enhancing SimpleTuition’s partner channel as
we continue to rapidly bring new partners on board,”
said Kevin Walker, president and CEO of SimpleTuition. “His
expertise and strong skills in marketing strategy business development
make him a perfect fit with our management team. Moreover, Chris joins
us at an important time for students and parents as they begin to
evaluate loan options for the fall semester –
not to mention college graduates in the midst of figuring out the best
options to pay back student loans.”
Chris Stevens brings more than ten years of experience with web-based
businesses to his role as SimpleTuition’s vice
president of business development. He joins SimpleTuition from
Worldspan, where he was responsible for the global Worldspan-Expedia
partnership. In this position he set strategic direction for the
partnership and expanded program components and geography.
“SimpleTuition fills a unique void in the
student loan industry by striking the right commercial balance between
borrower choice and lender distribution,”
said Stevens. “I look forward to helping the
company expand its partnerships with universities, lenders, and
businesses to further its mission of providing a truly independent
online student loan comparison resource for parents and students.”
Stevens has also held senior business development roles at Cendant’s
Trip Network, Engage, and LinkShare Corporation. At Cedant he managed
advertising and merchandising sales across more than 15 major Cendant
Corp brand sites reaching tens of millions of travelers per month.
Before that he provided business development, analysis, strategy and
marketing consulting to Business-to-Consumer and Business-to-Business
E-Commerce companies while with LinkShare, InterWorld Corporation and at
Aberdeen Group. He has a B.S. from Tulane University.
About SimpleTuition, Inc.
Founded in 2005, SimpleTuition is dedicated to helping students and
parents make sense of education financing options. Recently featured as
one of Fast Company’s Top 12 Web 2.0
sites, SimpleTuition offers the leading independent and interactive
solution for researching and comparing over 100 private, PLUS, Stafford,
GradPLUS and Federal Consolidation loans from more than 45 lenders.
SimpleTuition is headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts and is funded by
Atlas Venture, IDG Ventures Boston and North Hill Ventures. For more
information, visit www.SimpleTuition.com.
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