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In 2019, Grayer launched The Grayer Family
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When Grayer first became CEO of Kaplan in 1994, the company was an $ 80 million test preparation business. Through a series of strategic acquisitions that brought Kaplan into the higher education and professional training markets, he was able to diversify Kaplan into a company that provides lifelong
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Twig
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Educational Foundation honored Grayer with the 2016 Leadership Award in recognition of his role as founder of the foundation when he was CEO of Kaplan, Inc. The Kaplan Educational Foundation, founded in 2006, helps disadvantaged black and Latino community college students
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Chairman and CEO of the education company in February
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