Andrew S. Rosen

Andrew S. Rosen is current Chairman and CEO of Kaplan, Inc., a global education company that began as a test prep provider in 1938 and was purchased by The Washington Post Company, now Graham Holdings Company, in 1984. Rosen joined Kaplan in 1992 and was named Chairman and CEO in November 2008 following the resignation of long-time Chairman and CEO Jonathan Grayer.

Education and career

Rosen joined The Washington Post Company in 1986 as a staff attorney for The Washington Post newspaper and moved to Newsweek as Assistant Counsel in 1988. When he moved to Kaplan, he served as Center Administrator, Regional Director, and Vice President for Field Management prior to assuming the role of Chief Operating Officer in 1997. He was then named President of Kaplan, Inc. in 2002 and later assumed responsibility for all of Kaplan’s higher education operations, including Kaplan University, Concord Law School and Kaplan Virtual Education. Under his leadership, Kaplan Higher Education has grown to account for half of Kaplan’s $2 billion revenue.

Andrew Rosen (retail executive)

Andrew Rosen is an American retail executive. Currently C.E.O. of Theory, Inc., a New York-based clothing retailer he co-founded in 1997, Rosen is a third-generation garment industry entrepreneur. Rosen has served for years as a judge in the CFDA Fashion Awards, and as a mentor to many of its finalists. Recognizing his role as a significant investor in a number of emerging American designers, including Alice + Olivia, J Brand, Rag and Bone, and Proenza Schouler , Vogue editor Anna Wintour has said "We don't have a Gucci or LVMH in this country, but in his own way, Andrew is creating a kind of American equivalent."

Early life

Rosen grew up immersed in the New York City garment industry. His first job was in a knitting mill on Long Island, operating punch cards. His grandfather Arthur Rosen, a Russian immigrant and a skilled garment cutter, founded the Puritan Dress Company in 1910 in Waltham, Massachusetts. His son Carl took over the business in the 1950s, and relocated it to New York City’s department store district. Carl Rosen changed the company’s name to the Puritan Fashions Corporation.

Andrew Rosen (disambiguation)

Andrew Rosen may refer to: