Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> September 5, 2011

Grand Canyon Education Inc. – Brian Mueller

Brian Mueller, Chief Executive Officer, joined Grand Canyon Education Inc. in 2008. He guided Grand Canyon University to its IPO in November 2008. Immediately before joining Grand Canyon, Mr. Mueller was President and a Director of Apollo Group, Inc. He also served in a variety of positions with the University of Phoenix online, including as CEO, COO and Senior Vice President. Under his leadership, online enrollment grew from 3,500 to 340,000. Mr. Mueller began his higher education career as a professor at Concordia University. He earned a master's of arts in education and a bachelor's of arts in education from Concordia University. Profile
TWST: One of the biggest issues for your industry right now is slowing enrollment growth, but you saw an increase in the second quarter compared with 2010. Please tell us how you've been able to