It’s gratifying to be recognized for leadership that deepens and extends Renaissance Learning’s long-standing commitment of putting educators first.
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RSSMadison, Wis. (PRWEB) June 22, 2016
Renaissance Learning, the leader in K-12 cloud-based assessment and learning analytics, has announced its CEO Jack Lynch has been named a recipient of the Ernst & Young (EY) Entrepreneur Of The Year 2016 Award in the Private Equity and Venture Capital Backed category for the Midwest. The awards program, which is celebrating its 30th year, recognizes entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in areas of innovation, financial performance, and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. Lynch was selected as the Midwest winner by a panel of independent judges and the award was presented to him at a gala celebration on Wednesday, June 15 at the Navy Pier Grand Ballroom in Chicago.
“We are thrilled to see Jack receive this acknowledgement,” said Tarim Wasim, managing director at Hellman & Friedman, the private equity firm that acquired Renaissance Learning in 2014. “His passion for helping teachers accelerate student learning and growth is contagious, and we are excited to be part of this journey with him.”
Since joining Renaissance Learning as CEO in October 2012, Lynch has worked tirelessly to build upon the company’s already well-established K12 solutions. Under his leadership, the company has adopted a more customer-centric product development methodology, and investment in new product development has risen 70 percent. New product offerings include Accelerated Reader 360™ and assessment tool STAR 360™. Strategic acquisitions since Lynch joined Renaissance include Subtext™, an award-winning integrated e-reading platform, and UClass™, a cloud storage and content management platform for district curricula. Under Lynch’s leadership, Renaissance Learning also launched Learnalytics™, the company’s research-backed learning science engine. Learnalytics is designed to leverage billions of student data points to provide insight into what students know, what they connect with in the classroom and how they learn.
“I am honored to have been chosen as a 2016 EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award winner,” Lynch says. “Since joining Renaissance Learning, I have worked to expand and innovate within our company, while continuing to serve the rapidly changing needs of the modern educators. It’s gratifying to be recognized for leadership that deepens and extends Renaissance Learning’s long-standing commitment of putting educators first.”
As the Midwest award winner, Lynch is now eligible for consideration for the Entrepreneur Of The Year 2016 national program. Award winners in several national categories, as well as the Entrepreneur Of The Year National Overall Award winner, will be announced at the Entrepreneur Of The Year National Awards gala in Palm Springs, California, on November 19, 2016. The awards are the culminating event of the Strategic Growth Forum™, the nation’s most prestigious gathering of high-growth, market-leading companies. The U.S. Entrepreneur Of The Year Overall Award winner will then compete for the World Entrepreneur Of The Year Award in Monaco, June 2017.
Founded and produced by EY, the Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards are sponsored nationally by SAP America, Merrill Corporation, and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. In the Midwest, regional sponsors include LaSalle Network, Plexus Groupe, PNC Bank, Becker Professional Education, Cresa Chicago, Chatham Financial, DLA Piper, and 1871.
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About Renaissance Learning
Renaissance Learning, the leader of K-12 cloud-based assessment and learning analytics, has a presence in more than one-third of U.S. schools and 60 countries around the world. By delivering deep insight into what students know, what they like, and how they learn, Renaissance Learning enables educators to deliver highly personalized and timely instruction while driving student growth in reading, writing, and math. Renaissance Learning is comprised of top researchers, educators, content-area experts, data scientists, and technologists who create and perfect classroom-proven tools. To learn more, visit: http://www.renaissance.com.