Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> March 3, 2000

Michael Markovitz -argosy Education Group Inc (argy)

MICHAEL C. MARKOVITZ, PhD, is Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of Argosy Education Group, Inc. Dr. Markovitz co-founded the Illinois School of Professional Psychology (ISPP), which later became the American Schools of Professional Psychology (ASPP) and then Argosy Education Group, and has been Chairman of the Board of Directors since the company's inception. He also served as ISPP's President from 1979 to 1982. Following his purchase of the interests of the other co-founders, Dr. Markovitz oversaw the growth of ISPP (later ASPP) from one campus to its current 11 campuses across the country. In addition, from 1978 to 1986, Dr. Markovitz was a lecturer in management at Northwestern University. He also authored the personnel management textbook BBP Guide to Human Resource Management published by the Bureau of Business Practice in 1982. He received his Master's and Doctoral degrees in Psychology from the University of Chicago and has been an active member of the American Psychological Association and the National Council of Schools of Professional Psychology. Profile
TWST: Let's start out with an overview of Argosy Education Group the

company's history, activities, services and customers.

Mr. Markovitz: The company started in 1975, so it's actually a