Management Team

Timothy F. Daniels
CEO and Chairman of the Board

Timothy Daniels joined Wall Street Institute in 2003 as Chief Executive Officer. Immediately prior to assuming his position with WSI, Mr. Daniels was the Managing Director responsible for all K-12 investments for Sylvan Ventures. During this time, Mr. Daniels launched and acted as Chief Executive Officer for Connections Academy, a successful virtual charter school company. Prior to joining Sylvan Ventures, Mr. Daniels was Senior Vice President of Strategy and Corporate Development for Promus Hotel Corporation. In a previous stint at Sylvan Learning Systems, Inc., Mr. Daniels was Chief Executive Officer of Experior Assessments, the state-based testing division of Sylvan Prometric. Prior to Experior, Mr. Daniels was with USF&G Insurance in a number of senior operating roles including President of NEMAX, a technology-based insurance fraud detection company that he launched, and Vice President of Operations for the Family and Business Insurance Group. Before joining USF&G, Mr. Daniels was with the leveraged buy-out group of Heller Financial for ten years. Mr. Daniels received his MBA from the University of Chicago and Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin.

Curtis Uehlein
President and Chief Operating Officer

Curtis Uehlein joined Wall Street Institute in April 2005 as President and Chief Operating Officer. In this capacity, Mr. Uehlein is responsible for all aspects of Company Operations. Mr. Uehlein brings extensive senior level experience in adult education businesses, having served as Chief Executive Officer of Provant, a publicly traded corporate training company. Prior to Provant, Mr. Uehlein was with IBM for over 17 years in a number of senior roles, including General Manager – Learning Services Division, a $500 million division that was responsible for IBM's global e-learning strategy. Mr. Uehlein's experience in leveraging technology to deliver adult education in markets around the world has positioned him to uniquely support WSI's existing operational initiatives and to play critical roles in driving future initiatives, such as the efforts to penetrate corporate and institutional markets. Mr. Uehlein holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from Shippensburg University.

Duane Viazanko
Chief Technology Officer

Duane Viazanko joined Wall Street Institute in December 2006 as Chief Technology Officer. Prior to WSI, he was the Vice President of Business Development and Technology at Educate, Inc. In this role, Mr. Viazanko provided strategic technical leadership, developed new business opportunities within the corporation, and led new product innovation, research, and development. Prior to this role, he was the Vice President of Technology of eSylvan, LLC, a subsidiary of Educate, Inc. Before joining the Educate family, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Education Satellite Services, Inc., a subsidiary of National Technological University. Prior to that, Mr. Viazanko worked in a number of managerial positions, including Chief Technology Officer for Sylvan Ventures, Executive Director of Network Technology for Caliber Learning Network, Inc., Director of Network Engineering for the Prometric Division of Sylvan Learning Systems, Inc., and Manager of Computer Services at the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health (NIH). Mr. Viazanko received his Masters of Science Degree in Information Technology and Telecommunications from Johns Hopkins University, and holds a Bachelors of Science Degree in Computer Engineering.

David Compte
Vice President and General Counsel

David Compte joined Wall Street Institute in February 1999 as Vice President and General Counsel. Prior to joining WSI, Mr. Compte worked for Ernst & Young Abogados and Casamitjana Advocats, both law firms. Before entering the legal field, he also worked in the banking industry at Banco del Comercio. Mr. Compte has also lectured on Mergers & Acquisitions at various institutions, including Ernst & Young International in Annecy, France, and the Instituto Superior de Derecho y Econom?a in Barcelona, Spain. He is currently a lecturer at IDEC (Universitat Pompeu Fabra) in Barcelona, Spain. Mr. Compte received his Master of Science Degree in European Studies from the London School of Economics and Political Science in 1990 and his law degree from the Universitat Central de Barcelona in 1988. He is fluent in Spanish, Catalan, and English.

Christopher Eden
Vice President  - International Development

Christopher Eden joined Wall Street Institute in 1999 as General Manager of Wall Street Institute in Italy. In that role he opened, acquired, or franchised over 40 centers and took WSI Italy revenues from $5.5 million to $33 million. Mr. Eden became Wall Street Institute's Vice President of International Development in 2006.  Prior to joining Wall Street Institute, Mr. Eden was an Operations Director and Franchise Director – UK / Italy for Blockbuster Video. At Blockbuster UK, Mr. Eden opened ten centers and grew the London business from $12 million to $18 million in two years. In Blockbuster Italy, he was integral in the opening of 170 stores. Earlier in his career, Mr. Eden was an Area Manager for Virgin Music PLC. Mr. Eden was qualified in 1983 as a Professional Photographer from CCAT, Cambridge, UK.

Dr. James McGowan
Vice President - European Operations
 
James McGowan joined WSI in 1992 as a teacher in Madrid, Spain. Since that time, Dr. McGowan has held a variety of roles within the company including Operations Manager for a Spanish franchise organization and National Service Manager in both Italy and Germany. In 2005 he assumed the role of General Manager, WSI Germany, a position he currently holds in addition to his responsibilities as the Vice President of European Operations. Prior to joining Wall Street Institute, Dr. McGowan provided consultancy services for Shell UK and for a European Union funded project into mineral exploration in the Iberian peninsula in collaboration with the Spanish Geological Survey.  Dr. McGowan has a Bachelor of Science with Honors Degree from Queen´s University, Belfast, Ireland; a Master in Marketing and Commercial Management from ESIC, Valencia, Spain; and a PhD from the University of Southampton, England. He is also a CELTA certified instructor of English as a foreign language. Dr. McGowan has published and presented his own research in international journals and forums.

Simon Buckland
Director of Curriculum Development

Simon Buckland joined Wall Street Institute in 1980 as Academic Advisor and Director of Curriculum Development. Prior to joining WSI, he was a writer of teaching materials, working on English textbooks for Longmans. Since then, Mr. Buckland has been the chief author and instructional designer of the Wall Street English learning programs, during which time he has helped to guide the company through many phases of innovation, such as the first application of “Blended Learning” to English language learning; first use of a specially-programmed computer in English language learning; and the first full-scale English language course on CD-ROM. Before working on teaching materials, he worked as an English teacher and Director of Studies in the UK, the Middle East, and in Italy for the British Council. Throughout his career, he has also worked as an e-learning author and consultant in the UK for many well-known companies such as British Telecom, Bank of England, and Rolls-Royce, designing learning plans and programs for interactive management training programs. He has designed a number of e-learning projects and websites, and planned and supervised the publication and recording of teaching materials in many languages. Mr. Buckland received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in English Language and Literature from Oxford University, a Diploma in Teaching English as a Foreign Language from the British Council, and a Master of Science Degree from Sussex University (UK) in Intelligent Teaching Systems and Natural Language Processing.

David Kedwards
General Manager - WSE China

David Kedwards joined WSE China in May 2001 as the Operations Director and moved to the General Manager position in August 2001. Prior to joining Wall Street Institute, he worked as the UK Operations Director for KinderCare Learning Centers, the largest private childcare operator in the world. In that role he was responsible for planning and implementing start-up business ventures. He was also a founder and General Manager of Bright Horizons Day Nurseries in the UK. He has worked in business development roles for Marriott Hotels, TRW (in the aerospace industry), and Marsh Mclennan (in the insurance industry). Mr. Kedwards received his MBA from the University of Bradford and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Politics and Economics from the University of Lancaster, both in the UK. He also holds a Diploma in Marketing Management from the Chartered Institute of Marketing, also in the UK.

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