Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> April 21, 2003
MICHAEL R. SANDLER is Chairman and Founder of Eduventures, Inc.
Mr. Sandler, who coined the term 'education industry' and is
considered an industry founder, established Eduventures, Inc., in
1993. A lifelong entrepreneur, Mr. Sandler has built a career
both in business and education. He established several successful
businesses, including Marsan Industries, which merged with ITT
Corporation, and Auto Parts Distributors, which was sold to Rite-
Aid Corporation. In 1989, Mr. Sandler was appointed a fellow at
John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, where
he conducted research on the relationship between business and
education. A graduate of the Wharton School at the University of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Sandler has served as a Trustee of the
university and as an overseer of its School of Arts and Sciences.
He is Founder and Chairman of A Different September Foundation, a
non-profit organization that supports the Boston
University/Chelsea Public Schools Partnership. Mr. Sandler is
also the Founding Chairman of the Leadership Board of The
Education Industry Association. Profile
Mr. Sandler: I founded the company in 1993 and in 1999 recruited
Thomas Dretler as President and later, Peter Stokes as
