Top Financial Aid Expert Joins Cappex.com Team
Chicago, IL (PRWEB) January 12, 2016 -- Cappex.com, a leading website for college search and decisions, today announced that Mark Kantrowitz joins the Company as Publisher and VP Strategy.
Mr. Kantrowitz is the nation’s leading expert on financial aid for college. He has testified about student aid policy before Congress and government agencies on several occasions. He is interviewed regularly by news media and has written for the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Reuters, Huffington Post, U.S. News & World Report, Forbes, Newsweek and Money Magazine. Mr. Kantrowitz has written 11 books, including 4 bestsellers about planning and paying for college.
“We are excited and honored to have Mark Kantrowitz join the Cappex.com team as we expand our offerings and grow our product suite,” said Alex Stepien, President of Cappex. “With a proven track record on building best-in-class web sites about planning and paying for college, he brings important experience as we develop new content and tools for students, parents and our college partners. Mark will also continue to serve as a thought leader on student aid and college admissions.”
Before joining Cappex.com, Mr. Kantrowitz served as Publisher at Edvisors. In previous roles, he served as Publisher of the Fastweb and FinAid web sites. Mr. Kantrowitz has served as a member of the board of directors of the National Scholarship Providers Association, and is a current member of the board of trustees of the Center for Excellence in Education, the editorial board of the Journal of Student Financial Aid and the editorial advisory board of Bottom Line/Personal.
“Cappex.com is one of the most innovative companies addressing the needs of students, parents and educators,” said Mark Kantrowitz. “Cappex.com is one of the web’s best college search sites and provides valuable tools to help students manage their college decision-making process.”
About Cappex
With more than 7 million student users, Cappex.com is a top web destination for high school and college students as they actively discover and research colleges online. Cappex.com provides free tools for students to determine their best fit for colleges and scholarships as well as search from more than 3,000 college profiles. Cappex.com also works closely with admissions officers at hundreds of colleges and universities to help them reach their enrollment goals by going beyond student search to generate qualified inquiries online. Schools can attract the students they want without needing to spend time identifying lists and writing campaigns. Learn more at Cappex.com.
Sarah Wilde, Cappex.com, http://www.cappex.com, +1 847-386-4302, [email protected]
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