Simon Allen

Simon Allen was named Chief Executive Officer of McGraw Hill in May 2020 after serving as Interim CEO since October 2019 and currently serves as Chairman of the board of directors. Before joining McGraw Hill, Mr. Allen was the CEO of Macmillan Education until 2016, leading the company’s transition from print to blended learning products and solutions. Previously, he was Senior Vice President, International at The McGraw-Hill Companies, a former parent conglomerate of McGraw Hill, and during that time was elected President of The Publishers Association in the United Kingdom, serving for three years on its council. Before that, Mr. Allen was President, Higher Education at both Pearson Education EMEA and Prentice Hall Europe. Earlier in his career, he held sales leadership roles with the Times Mirror Group in the United States, Europe and the Middle East. Mr. Allen received his Bachelor of Arts with honors from Middlesex University School of Business and completed Executive Education programs in Leadership and Strategic Management at the London Business School.