Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> December 19, 2003
JONATHAN BOWER is President & Chief Executive Officer of Lexia Learning
Systems Mr. Bower brings nearly 20 years of experience in the education
and high tech communities to Lexia Learning Systems. During his tenure
with Lexia, Mr. Bower has helped Lexia increase sales by over 1,400% and
maintained the company's profitability while overhauling Lexia's line of
reading software and professional development services. Mr. Bower began
his education studies as a participant, and then as an instructor, in
Stanford's Programs in Development Education and Global Development in
1979-1981. After working overseas, he left the field and joined the high
tech community in 1983. Since re-entering the education industry, Mr.
Bower has focused on the fields of reading skills acquisition and
cognitive development. He has spoken at numerous conferences including
the International Dyslexia Association, the Learning Disabilities
Network, Technology + Learning, and the Florida Reading Association on
subjects relating to reading, learning disabilities, and technology. He
is a member of the Board of Trustees of Mass Bay Community College. Mr.
Bower has extensive experience in developing and managing small and mid-
sized companies. Prior to joining Lexia, Mr. Bower led the Medical
Software division of Kurzweil Applied Intelligence and served as
President of RTJ Medical Software. He also served as Vice President
Strategic Operations for Knoll International and as a consultant for
McKinsey and Associates. Mr. Bower holds a M.B.A. from Harvard
University and a B.A. in Development Process from Stanford University
where he also participated in the Ph.D. program in Development
Education. Profile
Mr. Bower: Lexia is a developer of professional development programs, of
curricula and of software to support basic skills
