Mickey Revenaugh
Vice President of Business Development
Pearson Virtual Schools
New York, NY USA
“Don’t let your current reality hem you in in terms of what you might imagine you could do.”
Milestones
My road in life took a while to figure out.
Growing up, I always thought I was going to be a journalist.
I earned my bachelor’s degree in American studies and then started my career in journalism working for small alternative newspapers.
I moved on to work for Scholastic, editing a magazine for teachers focused on helping them integrate technology into their classrooms.
As print journalism started to hit financial issues, I decided it wasn’t enough to just be a content worker and that I should pick up skills on the business and finance side of the industry as well.
I went back to school for my MBA to learn how higher level business decisions get made and to put myself in position to be at the table when those decisions do get made.
In 2001, I co-founded Connections Academy, an online education program for K-12 students.
We were eventually acquired by Pearson and I stepped into the role of director of new school models.
After over five years as director of new school models, I moved into my current role as vice president of business development.
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Education
High School
Bachelor
American Studies
Yale University
American Studies
Yale University
Graduate
Marketing
NYU Stern School of Business
Marketing
NYU Stern School of Business
Graduate
Creative Writing
Bennington College
Creative Writing
Bennington College
Certification/License
Professional Fundraising
Boston University
Professional Fundraising
Boston University
Career
Vice President of Business Development
I lead business development for an online education program for K-12 students.
Career Roadmap
My work combines:
My work combines:
Education
Business
Working with Others
Recommended Education
My career is related to what I studied. I'd recommend the path I took:
Bachelor
American Studies
American Studies
Graduate
Marketing
Marketing
Graduate
Creative Writing
Creative Writing
Certification/License
Professional Fundraising
Professional Fundraising
Hurdles
The Noise I Shed
From Myself:
"Am I too old to learn something new? Have I been doing this for so long that picking up a new skill and doing something different is a dumb idea?"
Challenges I Overcame
Financial
