Schmidt Family Foundation October 2011. It also supports the $1.5 million Wendy Schmidt Ocean Health X Prize for work on ocean acidification. In March 2013, the Foundation and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation launched the Schmidt-MacArthur Fellowship, a global fellowship program for developing the skills and innovative mindset needed for the circular economy. Schmidt Family Foundation The Schmidt Family Foundation is a private foundation created in 2006 by Eric Schmidt, the Executive Chairman of Google, and his wife Wendy Schmidt, to address issues pertaining to sustainability and the responsible use of natural resources. The foundation was established in 2006 by Eric and Wendy Schmidt,
Education Management Corporation their students in campus-based programs in order to maintain federal loan eligibility. Former Apollo Education CEO Todd S. Nelson became Chief Executive Officer of EDMC in February 2007. On September 21, 2009, EDMC became a public company once again, raising $330 million ($ in dollars) on the NASDAQ while Goldman Sachs retained 40% ownership. In 2012, Edward West replaced Todd Nelson as CEO, while Nelson replaced McKernan as chairman. After the growth in student numbers in the late 2000s, EDMC’s enrollment declined from around 160,000 students in 2011 to approximately 130,000 students at the end of 2012. EDMC has attributed