Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> March 17, 2002
PAUL R. ST. PIERRE is one of the founders of Corinthian Colleges and has
served as Vice President, Marketing & Admissions as well as a member of
the board of directors since inception in July 1995. He was promoted to
Executive Vice President in April 1998. He was employed by National
Education Centers, Inc. from 1991 to 1995. His first assignment at NEC
was as School President for its San Bernardino, California, campus.
Subsequently, he held corporate assignments as Director of Special
Projects, Vice President of Operations for the Learning Institutes Group
(the largest college owned by NEC) and as Vice President, Marketing &
Admissions for NEC. From 1986 to 1991, Mr. St. Pierre was employed by
Allied Education Corporation, initially as School Director, but the
majority of the period as Regional Operations Manager. He was employed
as School Director at Watterson College in 1985. From 1982 to 1985, Mr.
St. Pierre was Executive Vice President and Partner for University
Consulting Associates, principally responsible for the marketing and
sales of education services, on a contract basis, to institutions of
higher education. He was previously employed from 1980 to 1982 as
Division Manager for the Institute for Professional Development, a
division of Apollo Group. Mr. St. Pierre received a Bachelor of Arts
Degree in Philosophy from Stonehill College, a Master's of Arts in
Philosophy from Villanova University and is a PhD candidate in
Philosophy at Marquette University. Profile
DENNIS N. BEAL is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
of Corinthian Colleges Inc. Mr. Beal has served as Corinthian's
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since joining the
company in May 2000. Prior to joining Corinthian, Mr. Beal was employed
by Stater Bros. Holdings Inc., an operator of 155 supermarkets in
Southern California, where he served as Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer from 1992 to 1998 and as Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer from 1998 to May 2000. From 1981 to 1992, Mr.
Beal held a variety of financial management positions with American
Stores Company, an operator of 1,500 supermarkets and drug stores
throughout the US, including Vice President, Controller and Treasurer at
a wholly owned subsidiary, and Vice President and Controller of American
Stores Company. Previously, Mr. Beal was employed from 1974 to 1981 by
Bushman, Daines, Rasmussen and Wisan CPAs, where he was admitted as a
Partner in 1980. Mr. Beal holds a Master of Business Administration
degree from Westminster College, Salt Lake City, Utah, and a Bachelor of
Science degree (Accounting) from the University of Utah. He is a
Certified Public Accountant. Profile
DAVID G. MOORE is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of
Corinthian Colleges Inc. Mr. Moore is one of the Founders of Corinthian
and has served as Chief Executive Officer as well as a member of the
company's Board of Directors since Corinthian's inception in July 1995.
In August 2001, Mr. Moore was elected Chairman of the Board. In
addition, he served as the company's President from its inception until
October 2002. Immediately prior to founding Corinthian, Mr. Moore was
President of a subsidiary of National Education Centers, Inc. From 1992
to 1994, he served as President of DeVry Institute of Technology in Los
Angeles, where he developed DeVry's West Coast growth strategy. From
1980 to 1992, he was employed by Mott Community College in Flint,
Michigan, where he was President from 1984 to 1992, Dean, Management
from 1982 to 1984 and Dean, Management Information Systems from 1980 to
1982. From 1960 to 1980, Mr. Moore served a distinguished career in the
U. S. Army, retiring at the rank of Colonel. Mr. Moore holds a Master of
Business Administration degree from the University of Puget Sound and a
Bachelor of Arts degree (Political Science) from Seattle University. He
has also completed the Management of Higher Education Program at Harvard
University, post-graduate studies in Higher Education Management at the
University of Michigan and graduate study and research in Computer
Science at Kansas State University. Profile
of Corinthian Colleges?
Mr. Moore: The company was actually started in July 1995 when I and four
other partners did a
