Our Leadership Team

George A. Burnett

Chief Executive Officer

Prior to joining Author Solutions, George served as Executive Vice Chairman of Academic Partnerships, which is a professional services firm providing marketing and sales support to public universities’ online degree programs. George’s business experience includes being President/CEO, Northcentral University, Chief Marketing Officer, Qwest Communications, VP Marketing Services, AT&T, and SVP, D’Arcy, Masius, Benton & Bowles, a global advertising agency. George has served as a Director of Cott Corporation, Penn Foster, and Purchasing Power.

George earned his BA from Dartmouth College and returned to Dartmouth’s Amos Tuck School for his MBA.

BILL BECHER

Chief Operating Officer

Bill has led service organizations from a variety of executive positions throughout his career. His leadership background includes serving as an Associate Partner at Andersen Consulting (now Accenture), a National Partner at Arthur Andersen Business Consulting, and the Vice President of Professional Services and Program Management for Powerway, Inc.

Bill earned a degree in economics from the University of Notre Dame. As the Chief Operating Officer of Author Solutions, Bill leads the Global Fulfillment Department—production, design, editorial, customer service, author marketing services, digital content management, and distribution—and oversees Human Resources, the Program Management Office, the Legal Department and our international office.