NEW YORK (August 30, 2022) -- LRN Corporation, the leader in ethics and compliance solutions for global business, today announces the hiring of Lenny Izzo as the newest addition to its executive management team.
Izzo joins LRN as the firm’s chief revenue officer, reporting to LRN CEO Kevin Michielsen. He has spent his career building teams focused on growth through sales, marketing, and customer success for over twenty years.
“Lenny joins a strong leadership team as our new CRO, and I know his vision, business, and leadership skills will benefit the sales organization tremendously,” said CEO Kevin Michielsen. “Given the direction of the global corporate regulatory environment and the scrutiny by shareholders and stakeholders of environmental, social and governance issues, Lenny is in the prime position to partner with our clients, prospects, and the company as we navigate the future.”
Said Izzo, “I am thrilled to be a part of an excellent team in support of a vital mission. There are few companies that take a values-based approach in the corporate risk and compliance arena, but research shows again and again that ethical cultures are the most resilient and best performing. LRN’s core values, award-winning training solutions, essential advisory services, and service mindset are the winning combination that enables us to deliver the best outcomes for companies around the world. I look forward to leading and developing the sales organization at LRN as we expand the business.”
Prior to joining LRN, Izzo served as chief revenue officer for multiple EdTech leaders, including Watermark, and its predecessor Taskstream, and most recently at Labster, a leader in VR-enabled educational content. Previously, he served as president of ALM’s legal markets group, where he oversaw operations in multiple international offices and led the integration of the firms’ largest acquisitions. Izzo also held a variety of leadership roles at Thomson Reuters, LexisNexis, and Silicon Valley startup Infrastructure.com. Prior to launching his business career, He was a Captain in the U.S. Army. Izzo is a certified Lean Six Sigma blackbelt and holds a Master of Business Administration from Georgetown University and Bachelor of Arts from the University of Virginia.
He joins LRN following several years of rapid growth for the company. In 2018, LRN received a significant investment from Leeds Equity Partners and in 2020 concluded the purchase of Dublin-based Interactive Services. Other executives who have joined the company in recent years include Chief Advisory Officer Ty Francis MBE, Global Head of Segments Matt Plass, Chief Marketing Officer Amy Hanan, Chief Legal Officer Aitken Thompson, Chief Human Resources Officer Margaret Sweeney, Chief of Strategy and Business Development Eduardo Gomez, Chief Financial Officer Dean Gels, and Chief Product and Technology Officer Parijat Jauhari.
About LRN Corporation
LRN's mission and purpose is to inspire principled performance and help people around the world do the right thing. Since 1994, LRN has worked to propel organizations forward with the partnership, knowledge, and tools to build ethical culture. More than 1,000 companies and 30 million learners worldwide utilize LRN services and take LRN e-learning courses to help navigate complex regulatory environments and foster ethical, responsible, and inclusive cultures. In partnership with LRN, companies translate their values into concrete corporate practices and leadership behaviors that create sustainable competitive advantage. By acting upon shared values, companies and their people find the means to outbehave and outperform. Learn more at https://lrn.com/ and follow on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook.
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