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Brian A. Ross was named President of KnowledgeWorks in September 2010 and also became its Chief Executive Officer in June 2011.

Ross, who began his career as an economics instructor at Miami University, has been a KnowledgeWorks board member since 2007 – a role that allowed him to see the positive impact KnowledgeWorks is having on the education system nationwide.

One of his key goals is to help transform KnowledgeWorks into a social enterprise, working to improve education by growing the number of innovative high schools developed and implemented by the organization nationwide. Ross manages the day-to-day operations of KnowledgeWorks.

Prior to joining KnowledgeWorks, Ross had a successful, 13-year-tenure at Cincinnati Bell, where he served four years as Chief Financial Officer and two years as Chief Operating Officer. 

Starting as Assistant Treasurer in 1995, he also has served as Senior Vice President of Finance and Accounting for Cincinnati Bell and then as Vice President of Finance and Accounting for Cincinnati Bell Wireless from 1999 to 2001 upon returning to the company after a two-year stint as SVP & CFO for Student Loan Funding Resources.

Ross also served in various financial management capacities for the Mead Corporation and U.S. Shoe. These include Assistant Treasurer of U.S. Shoe and Controller, Mead Coated Board Europe in Vienna, Austria.

Ross, a native of Cincinnati, earned a bachelor of arts degree in economics and mathematics & statistics from Miami University and a master of arts degree in statistics from the University of California.

Ross is a member of the boards of Downtown Cincinnati, Inc., KnowledgeFunding Ohio and Ursuline Academy.

Ross resides in Montgomery with his wife, Julie, and their four children.

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