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Market Cap:$8.4B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$3.1B
- Public
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Apollo Group can help route your career path. Apollo Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:APOL) provides higher education to working adults. It's University of Phoenix, the US's largest private university, has almost 310,000 students at about 160 learning centers and 95 campuses. It offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in areas such as business, education, nursing, and information technology. It also provides consulting services to private colleges through the Institute for Professional Development. Founded in 1973, the company has revenue of $2.3 billion and is based in Phoenix, AZ. It employs about 32,700 people.
President
Brian MuellerNumber of Employees 11,302
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NAICS Code Professional and Management Development Training: 611430
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Apollo Group F3Q09 (Qtr End 5/31/09)
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Apollo Group Q3: Net Earnings Dip
Zacks.com submits: Apollo Group Inc. APOL, one of the world’s largest private education providers, reported net revenues of $1075.8 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2009, compared to net revenues of $831.4 million in the year-earlier quarter. Net income for the quarter was $91.5 million, or 59...
Apollo Group Q4 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you. Ladies and gentlemen, at this time we will open the call for a question-and-answer session. Operator Instructions. And your first question comes from Andrew Fones with UBS. Andrew Fones - UBS, Yes, thank you. Just regarding the SEC enquiry, I was wondering if you can...
Apollo Group F4Q09 (Qtr End 08/31/09) Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you. Ladies and gentlemen, at this time we will open the call for a question-and-answer session. Operator Instructions. And your first question comes from Andrew Fones with UBS. Andrew Fones - UBS Yes, thank you. Just regarding the SEC enquiry, I was wondering if you can...
Apollo Group: Promising Growth Opportunities Barring Changes in Policy, Economy
Vincent Fernando submits: Apollo Group APOL, by far the largest for-profit education company, recently released its FY3Q09 results, beating street estimates and sending its shares up almost 8% today as a result. The following is a concise overview of the earnings, the analyst conference call, and Apollo's outlook. ...
Apollo Group Earnings Eclipse $1B Last Quarter
Zachary Scheidt submits: Investors in for-profit education stocks are seeing gains yesterday morning after Apollo Group APOL earnings were released. Revenue crossed the $1,000,000,000 mark this past quarter. With revenue at a new record high, and growing by 27% over the past year, it truly looks...
Apollo Group: Industry Bellwether Continues Exceptional Growth
Ockham Research submits: The for-profit education business has enjoyed a nice run as unemployment rates continue to rise ever higher. The largest of the sector is Apollo Group APOL, owner of The University of Phoenix. Apollo reported earnings after the close on Monday which handily beat what...
Apollo Group F3Q09 (Qtr End 5/31/09) Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from the line of Sara [Gubens] from Banc of America Merrill Lynch. Your line is open. Sara Gubens - Banc of America Merrill Lynch Good afternoon. Last quarter you mentioned that if growth continued at the current rate, that...
Apollo Group F3Q09 (Qtr End 5/31/09) Earnings Call Transcript
Apollo Group Inc. APOL F3Q09 Earnings Call June 29, 2009 5:00 pm ET
Earnings Preview: Expecting Quiet Pre-Holiday Week
Zacks.com submits: This will be a holiday week with a limited number of earnings reports and low volume. Out of the 19 companies confirmed to report, 4 are in the S&P 500: Apollo Group APOL, Constellation Brands STZ, General Mills GIS and H&R Block HRB. by Zacks.com
Jack and Suzy Welch and Apollo Group
Matthew Rafat submits: click to enlarge I've been waiting for an excuse to put up these pictures. The WSJ just had an article on Welch and his new online MBA program. Here is one excerpt: by Matthew Rafat
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Brian Mueller | President |
| Robert A. Carroll | CIO |
| Debra Abbott Pain | Executive Vice President, Marketing & Development |
| Bill Brebaugh | Senior Vice President, Enrollment & Development |
| P. Robert Moya | Senior Vice President |
| Peter V. Sperling | Senior Vice President |
| Robert Barker | Vice President |
| Stan Meyer | Vice President, Marketing |
| John Sperling | Founder |
| Tony Buzzelli | Advisory Partner |
| Wayne Smith | Partner With Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and Lead Counsel |
| Lauralynn Baltis | Director, Purchasing |
| Owen Murray | Director, Marketing |
| Wendy Meyer-Finley | Director, Operations & Marketing & Development |
| Janess Pasinski | Manager, Investor Relations |
| Dave Nilson | Systems Design Engineer |
| David Bach | Executive Officer |
| Kiana Sears | Education Counselor |
| Milo Haney | Senior It Customer Service Representative |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Dan Diethelm | Board of Directors |
| Dino J. Deconcini | Board of Directors |
| George Zimmer | Board of Directors |
| Hedy F. Govenar | Board of Directors |
| John Blair | Board of Directors |
| John R. Norton | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Apollo Group, Inc. | President | Current |
| Apollo Group, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Apollo Group, Inc. | CIO | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Apollo Group, Inc. | Executive Vice President, Marketing & Development | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Apollo Group, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Enrollment & Development | Current |
P. Robert Moya serves as Executive Vice President and General Counsel. Mr. Moya was elected Secretary in December 2007. Before joining the Company, Mr. Moya spent 13 years as a Partner of, and three years as Of Counsel for, Quarles & Brady LLP. From October 2002 through December 2004 he served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Insight Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq: NSIT) and was also appointed Chief Administrative Officer in November 2003. He holds a B.A. in History from Princeton University and a J.D. from Stanford Law School.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Apollo Group, Inc. | Senior Vice President | Current |
| Alchemix Corporation | Principal Counsel | Current |
| Apollo Group, Inc. | General Counsel | Current |
| The District of Columbia Bar | Board of Directors | Current |
| Apollo Group, Inc. | Secretary | Current |
| InPlay Technologies, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Insight Enterprises, Inc. | Executive Vice President | Former |
| Insight Enterprises, Inc. | General Counsel | Former |
| Arizona State University | Instructor | Former |
| Princeton University | J.D. | Former |
| Princeton University | A.B. degree | Former |
Peter V. Sperling has been with Apollo Group since 1983. Mr. Sperling was appointed Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors in December 2007. Mr. Sperling has been a Senior Vice President since June 1998. Mr. Sperling was Secretary from June 2006 to December 2007 and Treasurer from December 2006 to December 2007. Mr. Sperling was the Vice President of Administration from 1992 to June 1998 and the Secretary and Treasurer of Apollo Group, Inc. from 1988 to February 2003. From 1987 to 1992, Mr. Sperling was the Director of Operations at Apollo Education Corporation. From 1983 to 1987, Mr. Sperling was Director of Management Information Services of Apollo Group, Inc. Mr. Sperling received his M.B.A. from University of Phoenix and his B.A. from the University of California at Santa Barbara. Mr. Sperling is the son of John G. Sperling.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Apollo Group, Inc. | Senior Vice President | Current |
| Communication Services Inc. | Founder | Current |
| Apollo Group, Inc. | Founder | Current |
| Fuze Meeting | Chairman and Co-Founder | Current |
| CallWave, Inc. | Chairman and Co-Founder | Current |
| University of Phoenix | Founder | Current |
| Ecliptic Enterprises Corporation | Non-Executive Chairman and Officer and Experienced Corporate Executive, Manager and Entrepreneur | Current |
| Communication Services Inc. | Chairman | Current |
| Wmm Capital Partners | Board of Directors | Current |
| Apollo Group, Inc. | Board Member | Current |
| The Libertyonesm Card | Board of Directors | Current |
| Apollo Group, Inc. | Director of Management Information Services | Former |
| University of Phoenix | Master's In Business Administration | Former |
| University of California, Santa Barbara | B.A. | Former |
| University of California | Bachelor of Arts Degree In Economics | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Apollo Group, Inc. | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Apollo Group, Inc. | Vice President, Marketing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| University of Phoenix, Inc. | Founder of Apollo Group, Inc. and Executive Chairman of The Board of Directors | Current |
| Apollo Group, Inc. | Founder | Current |
| Axia College Online | Founder of Apollo Group, Inc. and Executive Chairman of The Board of Directors | Current |
| Institute for Professional Development | Chairman | Current |
| Apollo Group, Inc. | President | Former |
| Cambridge University | PH.D. In Economic History | Former |
| University of California, Berkeley | M.A. | Former |
| Reed College | Master's In English | Former |
| Reed College | Bachelor's Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Disney Co | Advisory Partner | Current |
| Apollo Group, Inc. | Advisory Partner | Current |
| Nextel | Advisory Partner | Current |
| Warner Bros Inc. | Advisory Partner | Current |
| United Way, Inc. | (Member at Large) Vice Chairman, Regional Managing Partner, Pacific Southwest, Deloitte, Llp | Current |
| California Science Center | Trustee | Current |
| The Pennsylvania State University | B.S. In Accounting | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Apollo Group, Inc. | Partner With Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and Lead Counsel | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Apollo Group, Inc. | Director, Purchasing | Current |
| Apollo Group, Inc. | Director, Purchasing | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Apollo Group, Inc. | Director, Marketing | Current |
| Apollo Group, Inc. | Director, Marketing | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Apollo Group, Inc. | Director, Operations & Marketing & Development | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Apollo Group, Inc. | Manager, Investor Relations | Current |
Dave works for Apollo Group, Inc. as a Systems Design Engineer. He conducts research of new technologies that run on or in conjunction with Microsoft Windows. He specializes in Active Directory and LDAP. The majority of his job is Server and server-side application based. Dave has studied Japanese culture for a number of years, is proficient in the language, and is a karate dojo. His most recent adventure was his 2007 run with the bulls in Spain.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Apollo Group, Inc. | Systems Design Engineer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Finish Rich Inc | Financial Advisor | Current |
| Apollo Group, Inc. | Executive Officer | Current |
| Perf Go Green | Board of Directors | Current |
Kiana works as an education counselor for the Apollo Group. She helps guide students as they begin their college education and is responsible for retaining students in the program and to see that they are successful. She also works as a Realtor in the Gilbert area. In her hope to be part of the Team she is interested in learning about the university system and its recruitment process. As a realtor she hopes to learn how property is sold and leased in Japan. Her two daughters are anxious to follow the adventures of the GSE Team to expand their international knowledge.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Apollo Group, Inc. | Education Counselor | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Southwest Synergy | Webmaster | Current |
| Apollo Group, Inc. | Senior It Customer Service Representative | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Apollo Group, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
Dino J. DeConcini has been Lead Independent Director of Apollo Group since December 2007 and a member of the Board since 1981. Mr. DeConcini is also the Chairman of the Nominating and Governance committee, and a member of the Audit Committee and Compensation Committee. From 1959 to 1962 he served in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Office. From 1962 to 1979 he practiced law and held various government positions including Tucson City Attorney and Chief of Staff to the Governor of Arizona. From 1979 to 1995, Mr. DeConcini was a shareholder in DeConcini, McDonald, Brammer, Yetwin and Lacy, P.C., Attorneys at Law. From 1980 to 1993, Mr. DeConcini was also Vice President and partner of Paul R. Gibson & Associates, an international business consulting firm, and from 1993 to 1995 and 2002 to 2005, was a Vice President and Senior Associate of the successor firm, Projects International, Inc. From 1995 to 2000, he was the Director of the U.S. Savings Bonds Program in the Treasury Department and from 2000 to 2002, he was the Director of Financial Education at Consumer Federation of America. Mr. DeConcini is a graduate of Georgetown University School of Foreign Service and the University of Arizona College of Law.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Apollo Group, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
George Zimmer has been a director of Apollo Group since June 2006 and is a member of the Nominating and Governance Committee". Mr. Zimmer is the founder, CEO and Chairman of Men's Wearhouse, Inc. Mr. Zimmer is currently on the board of the Institute of Noetic Sciences in Petaluma, California, and serves on several advisory boards including The Boys & Girls Club of Oakland, California, the Oakland Zoo of Oakland, California and the World Business Academy of Ojai, California. Mr. Zimmer received a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Washington University in St. Louis.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Apollo Group, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Apollo Group, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| University of Phoenix, Inc. | Director | Former |
| California State University | Master of Arts in Education | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Apollo Group, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| J Blair, Consulting | Former | |
| University of Phoenix | Master of Arts in Organizational Management | Former |
| Purdue University | Bachelor of Science in Engineering | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aspen Glen | Personal Trainer | Current |
| Apollo Group, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| The University of Arizona | Bachelor's Degree | Former |
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