John Robert Hall

John Robert Hall, Ed.D., is the Chief Executive Officer of Greenwood Hall Inc., which he co-founded in 1998. He has been integrally involved in the education management, direct response and customer relationship management industries since 1992. At G2 Direct Response Services, Dr. Hall developed and oversaw a professional sales organization that transformed G2 into a leading provider of high-end direct response marketing and corporate outsourcing solutions to high-profile call center clients, including Gemstar-TV Guide, Time Warner Cable, The Walt Disney Company and Sony Pictures. He also has successfully incubated and spun off other well-known, high-value education companies, including enCircle Media — now U.S. Interactive Media. A distinguished speaker for groups including the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, United States Distance Learning Association and The Education Alliance, Dr. Hall has published work in the area of higher education oversight as it relates to accreditation, and federal and market regulation. He is also a published author and inspirational speaker about autism and the education of children with special needs. Dr. Hall serves on the board of trustees of Roosevelt University in Chicago and has mentored college-ready high school students at the Roybal Education Center in downtown Los Angeles since 2010. He holds a B.A. in political science and an MBA from Pepperdine University, as well as a doctorate of education from the University of Southern California.