Chris Ross

Chris is a partner in the EY-Parthenon Education practice of Ernst & Young LLP. He helps clients understand the growth opportunities available in their markets, including organic and inorganic growth, as well as assessments of current and adjacent markets.

Chris has conducted over 300 market due diligence projects for private equity and corporate buyers where he examined market attractiveness, competitive position and growth opportunities. His industry experience includes education, human capital management, diversified industrials and information products. Chris has developed growth strategies for leading education services firms to expand into adjacent markets and redesigned sales organizations for building products companies, textbook companies and education content vendors. Chris has led multibillion-dollar organizations in merger integration projects, including international.

Chris has a BA in Economics from Williams College, cum laude; and an MBA, with distinction, from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, where he was a Tuck Scholar.

How Chris is building a better working world

Chris helps learning companies and education investors find profitable growth. He is focused on the outcomes for learners and society across early education, K12, higher education and corporate training.

Chris’s years of experience enable him to distill for clients what is new and meaningful vs. the buzzwords of the moment.