Thomas ap Simon
President, Higher Education and Virtual Learning at Pearson
Tom ap Simon is the President of Pearson’s Higher Education and Virtual Learning divisions.
Tom joined Pearson in 2004. He worked in Pearson’s M&A group for five years, and in finance roles for seven years, including as CFO of Pearson’s emerging markets businesses. In 2018 Tom moved into a general management role, leading Pearson’s Virtual Schools division through the pandemic, where he oversaw significant growth in student enrollment, and improvement in academic outcomes and retention.
Tom has a masters degree in Economics and Politics from the University of Edinburgh.
Thomas ap Simon
President, Higher Education and Virtual Learning at Pearson
Tom ap Simon is the President of Pearson’s Higher Education and Virtual Learning divisions.
Tom joined Pearson in 2004. He worked in Pearson’s M&A group for five years, and in finance roles for seven years, including as CFO of Pearson’s emerging markets businesses. In 2018 Tom moved into a general management role, leading Pearson’s Virtual Schools division through the pandemic, where he oversaw significant growth in student enrollment, and improvement in academic outcomes and retention.
Tom has a masters degree in Economics and Politics from the University of Edinburgh.