Alan Greenberg (businessman)
Encyclopedia
Alan Greenberg has served as a creator and operator of interactive and traditional media focused on the education, healthcare, and global travel service sectors. He is the President of Avenues: The World School
, the first worldwide system of high quality, private K-12 schools.
Knoxville in 1972 from the College of Communications with a degree in advertising.
He went on to become the Vice President of Whittle Communication, where he launched publishing, interactive and broadcast properties.
In 1981, Greenberg took over as publisher of Esquire magazine
. Greenberg then founded Greenberg News Network, building a medical education and healthcare news organization, which was purchased by WebMD
.
He established Travel Holdings as a global interactive travel distribution firm, which now does business in 13 languages and in over 100 countries . He served as CEO of Travel Holdings until 2008.
On March 11, 2010, Greenberg was honored with the University of Tennessee
’s College of Communication and Information's (CCI) 2010 Donald G. Hileman Distinguished Alumni Award. It is awarded to college alumni who have made notable contributions to the field of communication and information.
Avenues: The World School
Avenues: The World School is a planned international system of independent pre-K-12 schools, with its first campus in New York City’s Chelsea neighborhood scheduled to open in Fall 2012. Avenues plans to open 20 or more schools in other cities around the world over the next decade...
, the first worldwide system of high quality, private K-12 schools.
History and Career
Greenberg graduated from the University of TennesseeUniversity of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...
Knoxville in 1972 from the College of Communications with a degree in advertising.
He went on to become the Vice President of Whittle Communication, where he launched publishing, interactive and broadcast properties.
In 1981, Greenberg took over as publisher of Esquire magazine
Esquire (magazine)
Esquire is a men's magazine, published in the U.S. by the Hearst Corporation. Founded in 1932, it flourished during the Great Depression under the guidance of founder and editor Arnold Gingrich.-History:...
. Greenberg then founded Greenberg News Network, building a medical education and healthcare news organization, which was purchased by WebMD
WebMD
WebMD is an American corporation which provides health information services. It was founded in 1996 by Jim Clark and Pavan Nigam as Healthscape, later Healtheon, and then acquired WebMD in 1999 to form Healtheon/WebMD...
.
He established Travel Holdings as a global interactive travel distribution firm, which now does business in 13 languages and in over 100 countries . He served as CEO of Travel Holdings until 2008.
On March 11, 2010, Greenberg was honored with the University of Tennessee
University of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...
’s College of Communication and Information's (CCI) 2010 Donald G. Hileman Distinguished Alumni Award. It is awarded to college alumni who have made notable contributions to the field of communication and information.