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Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc.

is in the Media Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$401.0M
  • Private
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Encyclopedia Publisher

Executive Vice President, Marketing
Jorge Cauz
Number of Employees 4,000
Contact Information

331 N La Salle St

Chicago, Illinois 60610

www.britannica....

(312) 347-7000

NAICS Code Book Publishers: 511130

News & Analysis

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  • Britannica Launches SmartMath for Grades 1-6

    - 2009-01-22

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. today introduced Britannica SmartMath, a formative assessment and online, interactive math practice tool for Grades 1-6 developed by Hong Kong-based PLANETii ( http://www.planetii.com/corpsite/index.jsp ). An engaging and highly interactive program, Britannica SmartMath consists of more than 35,000 practice questions within 91 math topics that together form...

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  • Britannica Brings Great Books to E-Book Format

    - 2009-01-22

    Great Books of the Western World , the 60-volume set of classics published by Encyclopaedia Britannica , is now available to libraries, universities and schools in electronic form and distributed exclusively through Ingram Digital 's industry-leading MyiLibrary TM aggregated e-book platform. Fully searchable and extensively interlinked,...

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  • Britannica Launches Online College Test Prep Service

    - 2008-03-10

    College-bound high school students looking ahead to the SAT and ACT exams can now get first-rate test preparation without stepping into a classroom, with Britannica TestPrep ( www.britannicatestprep.com/ ), an advanced online service from Encyclopaedia Britannica and the innovators at PrepMe.com. Typically, they can also get it at a...

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  • Britannica Reference Work Available for iPhone

    - 2008-02-27

    If you're thinking of getting an iPhone but just haven't done it, you now have another reason to cave in and join the wireless elite: Encyclopaedia Britannica. An extensive encyclopedia from the editors of the famous reference work is now available on Apple's über-smartphone. Thanks to an application...

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  • blinkx Partners With Encyclopaedia Britannica to Bring Users Fascinating Videos

    - 2008-02-20

    Compelling Videos Covering Aardvarks to Zephyrs Available at www.blinkx.com SAN FRANCISCO -- blinkx (LSE:BLNX), the world's largest video search engine, today announced a partnership with Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. (www.britannica.com), a worldwide leader in reference, education and learning. Britannica's online video content is now more easily accessible than ever before...

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Jorge Cauz Executive Vice President, Marketing
William J. Bowe General Counsel, Secretary & Executive Vice President
Kent Devereaux Senior Vice President, Product Development
Michael Ross Senior Vice President
Adam Sutherland Director, Product Development
Tom Panelas Director, Corp Communications
Jim Beattie General Manager, Product Development
Benjamin Friedman
Leslie H Gelb
Chris Ertel Editor

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Don Michael Randel Editorial Board Member
James M. McPherson Editorial Board Member
Nicholas Carr Board of Directors
Rosalía Arteaga Editorial Board Member
Thomas Nagel Editorial Board Member
Vartan Gregorian Editorial Board Member
Wendy Doniger Editorial Board Member

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Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Executive Vice President, Marketing Current

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Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. General Counsel, Secretary & Executive Vice President Current

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Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Senior Vice President, Product Development Current

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Somatic Digital, LLC Senior Vice President Current
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Senior Vice President Current
Educational Publishers, Inc Senior Vice President, Education General Manager, Encyclopaedia Britannica Current
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. General Manager Current
Britannica Current
Somatic Digital, LLC Board of Directors Current
Chicago Council Board of Directors Current
Intellisophic, Inc. Board of Directors Current
World Book, Inc. Executive Vice President Former
World Book, Inc. Publisher Former
Brandeis University M.A. Former
Brandeis University B.A. Former

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Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Director, Product Development Current
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Director, Product Development Former

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Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Director, Corp Communications Current
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Director, Corp Communications Former

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Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. General Manager, Product Development Current

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Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Current
Council on Foreign Relations member Former
Congressional Budget Office Former

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Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Current
Democracy Journal Board of Directors Current
Votevets.Org Board of Directors Current
Truman Project Board of Directors Current
Wesleyan University journalist Former
National Public Radio Inc. Former
Harvard University Doctorate Degrees Former
Harvard University Master's Former
Tufts University M.A. Former
Tufts University B.A. Former

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Gbn and Co Co-Head of Practice At Global Business Network Current
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Editor Current
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. writer Former
UC-Berkeley Ph.D. in Demography Former
University of California, Berkeley Ph.D. In Demography Former
UC-Berkeley M.A. in Cultural Anthropology Former
Grinnell College Graduate Degree Former
University of California, Berkeley M.A. in Cultural Anthropology Former

Don M. Randel, President of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation since July 2006. Prior to that, President of the University of Chicago since July 2000. He is a member of the Audit, Executive, Finance and Compensation Committees. Mr. Randel has been a Director since May 2002.

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The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation President Current
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Editorial Board Member Current
CNA Board of Directors Current
CNA Financial Corporation Board of Directors Current
University of Chicago President Former
Cornell University Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Former
Cornell University Music Department Chair Former
Princeton University Ph.D Former
Princeton University M.F.A Former
Princeton University Bachelors Degree Former

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Civil War, World Historian, Prof Current
Princeton University Professor Emeritus Current
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Editorial Board Member Current
The Johns Hopkins University Ph.D Former
Gustavus Adolphus College BA Former

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The Strategy Company Editor Current
Nicholas G. Carr Current
The Big Switch Current
Leigh Bureau, Ltd Current
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Mercer Management Consulting, Inc. Principal Former
Harvard Business Publishing Executive Editor Former
Harvard University M.A. Former
Harvard University B.A. Former

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Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Editorial Board Member Current

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New York University University Professor Current
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Editorial Board Member Current
Harvard University Ph.D Former
University of Oxford NA Former
Cornell University NA Former

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Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Editorial Board Member Current
Cell Therapeutics, Inc., Seattle Current
Cell Therapeutics, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Brown University President Former
New York Public Library President Former
Carnegie Corporation of New York President Former
University of Pennsylvania Dean Former
Stanford University Ph.D Former
Stanford University BA Former

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University of Chicago Professor of the History of Religions Current
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Editorial Board Member Current
Harvard University Doctorate Degree Former
University of Oxford Doctorate Degree Former