Dr. Ann Kirschner has been a director of Apollo Group since November 2007. Since 2006, Dr. Kirschner has been the University Dean of Macaulay Honors College of The City University of New York. Previously, as president of Comma Communications, Dr. Kirschner specialized in strategic planning for public and private universities and education companies. Her career as an entrepreneur in media and technology has included founding Fathom, an online knowledge network, in association with Columbia University. She also co-created NFL SUNDAY TICKET and NFL.COM for the National Football League. Dr. Kirschner serves on the Board of Directors of Public Agenda, the Jewish Women's Archive, Open University of Israel and MOUSE. Until recently, she served on the Board of Directors of Topps Company, Inc. (Nasdaq: TOPP). Dr. Kirschner received her Doctor of Philosophy in English literature from Princeton University, a Master of Arts from the University of Virginia, and a Bachelor of Arts from the State University of New York at Buffalo.
