Location Chicago, Illinois, United States Regions Greater Chicago Area, Great Lakes, Midwestern US Gender Male
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Sal De Spirito is the Executive Vice President of Britannica Education and responsible for managing the business portfolios for pre-K to 12 education and higher ed across global markets.
Under Sal’s leadership, Britannica Education has expanded its footprint globally with transformative products and services in the classroom and through
professional development. Sal has rebuilt the salesforce, led product, sales, and marketing strategies to expedite the launch of instructional solutions for Science, Social Studies, and ELL, working closely with schools, school districts and governments. Additionally, he launched new initiatives to expand our service offerings for professional development.
Sal has more than 20 years of senior leadership experience in publishing, training, and education managing large teams. He previously spent nine years at Rodale, transforming the Online Books Division from a $0.5M to $50M in annual revenue during his tenure.
Sal loves to travel, live an active, healthy lifestyle, and is an avid soccer fan. He lives on the East Coast, south of Philadelphia, with his wife, son, and daughter.
Lisa drove similar digital transformation at her previous roles: She turned the Bridal Guide website from a “companion site for merchandising banner ads” into a highly engaged community destination that was one of the first to experiment with sponsored content; and at Budget Travel she tripled traffic with smart SEO, content, social, mobile, and monetization plays at zero additional investment, making the website a self-sustaining business that was able to remain extant when the print magazine ceased publication. Lisa also held executive roles in digital strategy and product development at Penton and Reader’s Digest. At each of these positions Lisa drove significant gains in audience and revenue, had a lot of fun, and learned a lot.
Lisa holds a bachelor’s degree in English & American Literature from Brandeis University, and never stirs without a book to hand (physical or downloaded).
