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Shaun E. McAlmont

Chief Executive Officer, Collaborative for Higher Education Shared Services

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Dr. McAlmont has served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Collaborative for Higher Education Shared Services (“CHESS”), a nonprofit organization that employs unique shared technology and service solutions to align key business processes across multiple institutions, since July 2025. Prior to CHESS, Dr. McAlmont’s extensive leadership experience includes:
  • Business Consultant from September 2024 to July 2025
  • President and Chief Executive Officer of Ninjio, LLC, a cybersecurity training company which provides global enterprise level awareness training, from January 2022 to September 2024
  • President of Career Learning for Stride, Inc. (NYSE: LRN), a provider of online consumer and corporate talent development programs, from June 2018 to December 2021
  • President and CEO of Neumont College of Computer Science, a for-profit technical college, from January 2015 to December 2017
  • CEO and Director of Lincoln Educational Services (NASDAQ: LINC), which includes the Lincoln Tech automotive training institutes, from January 2005 to January 2015

Dr. McAlmont has served on the board of Lee Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: LEE), an American media company, since April 2022, and serves on its audit and risk management committee and the executive compensation committee. Dr. McAlmont also serves as a member of the Brigham Young University Marriott School of Business National Advisory Council.

Dr. McAlmont holds a Bachelor of Science from Brigham Young University, a Master of Arts in education administration from the University of San Francisco, and a Doctorate in higher education from the University of Pennsylvania. At the University of Pennsylvania, he graduated with a rare dual distinction both for his dissertation and for the defense of his research on student development. In addition to his academic and career achievements, Dr. McAlmont is a former NCAA and international athlete.

Dr. McAlmont brings to the Board his executive leadership experience, including proficiency as a public company chief executive officer, as well as expertise in executive coaching and leadership development, corporate learning and development, human capital management, digital transformations, and global cybersecurity awareness training.

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