Stephen Bailey

Founder & CEO

Stephen Bailey is the Founder and CEO of ExecOnline, a leading provider of B2B leadership development solutions through partnerships with the world’s top business schools. Prior to ExecOnline, he served as the CEO of Frontier Strategy Group (FSG), a software and information services business serving Fortune 500 executives who have responsibility for international markets. Stephen grew the business from an early-stage start-up to a company that served nearly half the Fortune 500 across a range of international markets and business functions. Prior to his role as CEO, he was FSG’s first Chief Product Officer. Before joining FSG, Stephen was an associate in the venture capital and private equity group of WilmerHale. Stephen is the Board Chair of the Truman Center for National Policy and member of the Board of Prospect Schools, a charter school network in NYC. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa and summa cum laude from Emory University and holds a JD from the Yale Law School.

Mark Ozer

Chief Commercial Officer

Mark brings 20+ years of consultative client experience to his discussions with Fortune 500 clients and elite partner institutions.

Prior to joining the founding team at ExecOnline, Mark was a Managing Director at CEB supporting heads of human resources and their teams in the CLC-HR practice. Mark was also a leader in the strategy, management and innovation practice and a member of CEB’s European leadership team and helped successfully launch the Business Leadership Forum serving divisional presidents.

Mark received a B.A. in History from Princeton where he was Co-Captain of the Tennis team. Mark played tennis professionally for 8 years in Europe and on the ATP tour before earning his MBA from Kellogg.

Julia Alexander

Chief Product Officer

Julia is responsible for global course operations, data and analytics, and university partnerships. She brings her passion for data-driven decision making, innovative content delivery channels, and superior client service to ExecOnline’s programs.

Julia previously served as CEO of Dalberg Research, an emerging markets-focused global research firm and began her career at Goldman, Sachs & Co.

Julia holds a MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA in International Relations from Stanford University.

Adam Brinegar

SVP, Client Solutions

Adam brings a deep understanding of corporate best practices, and a passion for practical insights, to his work with clients.

Adam leads ExecOnline’s Client Solutions team where he is responsible for deepening and expanding relationships with our growing client base. Adam spent 10 years leading research and advising Fortune 500 CHROs for the Corporate Leadership Council at CEB, where he led the development of groundbreaking insights on nearly ever facet of talent management and leadership development.

Adam holds Ph.D. and MA degrees in Political Science from Duke University, and a BA in Political Science from The Ohio State University.

Barry Goldberg

Chief Technology Officer

Barry brings more than 20 years of technology and customer experience to his work at ExecOnline.

With a passion for education and learning outcomes combined with a zeal for clean and intuitive user experiences, Barry has built high-performing teams and technologies at numerous cutting-edge organizations. Previously, Barry was CTO at HNW Inc., kgbdeals Inc. and at Unigo.com where he was the chief architect responsible for defining and implementing technology and software for web and mobile-based products. He was also head of technology and software at The Princeton Review, Zedak Corp., and ACTV, Inc.

Barry is a member of the New York CTO Club. He received his BS in computer science from the Florida Institute of Technology.

Hoyun Kim

Chief Legal & People Officer

Hoyun leads the legal and HR functions at ExecOnline, partnering with senior management in legal matters, as well as talent management and recruitment.

Prior to joining the company, Hoyun served as General Counsel and Chief People Officer of Frontier Strategy Group, an emerging markets research and data firm.

During her years at FSG, she established the company’s foreign operations in Singapore and London, led the global talent acquisition strategy and worked closely with international sales teams. Earlier in her career, Hoyun practiced law at several Washington, D.C. law firms where she specialized in commercial transactions and litigation. She holds a BA in English Literature from George Washington University where she also received her law degree.

Michael Pickrum

Chief Financial Officer

Michael has a personal and professional passion for the impact of learning and brings over 20 years of experience in finance, strategy, business development and operations focused on growth.

Previously Michael served as CFO and EVP for Cengage Learning, Chief Strategy Officer of EverFi and spent over fifteen years as a senior executive at Black Entertainment Television Networks (BET) and BET online.

Michael holds an MBA from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania as well as MS and BS degrees in engineering from Stanford University.