Primary Job Title President and Chief Executive Officer Primary Organization 
ECMC
Location Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States Regions Greater Minneapolis-Saint Paul Area, Great Lakes, Midwestern US Gender Male
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As Chief Operating Officer, Jeremy Wheaton provides strategic and operational leadership for the company’s 13 business units situated in Toronto, Orlando, and Chicago. Mr. Wheaton also directly oversees Marketing, Recruitment, and Student Services for all three locations.
Prior to joining Pearson Embanet, Mr. Wheaton spent 19 years in diverse
higher education leadership roles.
Most recently, he was CEO of Colorado Technical University, an institution serving 25,000 students at multiple campuses and online. Under his leadership CTU was recognized for its student services, academics, and brand advancement, while receiving a 10-year reaffirmation of accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission.
As the SVP of Operations for Le Cordon Bleu Schools, Mr. Wheaton focused on enrollment growth through strategic and operational alignment.
During this time, he also led the creation of LCB’s first online bachelor’s degree program.
Mr. Wheaton’s early years working directly with students, coupled with the experience of building multiple university online programs, laid the foundation to successfully develop a shared service student finance organization serving 90 higher education institutions and managing in excess of $1 billion in student aid.
Wheaton earned an MBA at Moravian College and a bachelor’s degree in Finance and Political Science from Clarkson University’s Arete program.
