Former Maine Governor John McKernan serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Education Management Corporation (EDMC). Education Management, with over 110,000 students as of Fall 2008, 20,000 employees, and $1.7 billion in revenue, is among the largest providers of post-secondary education in North America.

Since 1995, Governor McKernan has served as Chairman and CEO of consulting and investment firms McKernan Enterprises, Inc. and Nottingham Equity, Inc. in Portland, Maine. From 1995 until 1999, he served on the Board of the Bear Stearns Mutual Funds. He also served as Chairman of the Boards of C.F. Hathaway and of Jolly Gardener Products, Inc.

He served his native state of Maine for two terms in the United States Congress from 1983 to 1987 and then as Governor for two four-year terms from 1987 to 1995. During his two terms as Governor of Maine, Governor McKernan won national recognition for leadership and innovation in education and human resources.