Michael Hansen

Michael E.
Hansen is currently Chief Executive Officer at Cengage Learning, Inc. since 2012, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Cengage Learning Holdings II, Inc. since 2014, and Director at both the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies and ProPublica, Inc. Former roles include President & Chief Executive Officer at Harcourt Assessment, Inc. from 2006 to 2011, Chief Executive Officer at Elsevier Health Sciences, Chief Executive Officer-Health Science Business at RELX Plc, Partner and Co-Chairman-eBusiness & Media Practice at The Boston Consulting Group, Inc., President & Director at Elsevier, Inc., Independent Director at Talkspace, Inc. from 2022 to 2026, Regional Account Executive at Scholastic Corp.
from 2011 to 2012, Head-International Operations at Proxicom, Inc., and Executive Vice President-Operational Excellence at Bertelsmann, Inc. Education includes an MBA from The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York and graduate studies at the University of Bonn.