Ed Coburn
www.EdCoburn.com
email: mail@EdCoburn.com
PHarvard Health Publishing Director
Harvard Health Publications
Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
March 2001 – Present
n P&L responsibility for profitable operations of consumer health publishing business, publishing online content and tools, newsletters, reports, books, syndicated columns, and more
n Oversee and supervise staff
n Develop and maintain alliances with publishing partners, including McGraw-Hill, Simon & Schuster, Staywell, United Media, and Newsweek
Publisher and Managing Director
Circadian Information, Lexington, Massachusetts
March 1995 - March 2001
n Oversee all operations of business-to-business information services company
n Direct hiring and training of all personnel
n Bottom line responsibility for all financial activities and investor relations
n Oversee product development, marketing and promotion, public relations, websites, editorial, circulation, production, and fulfillment
Group Publisher
Cutter Information Corp. , Arlington, Massachusetts
April 1986 - 1995
n Oversee all aspects of two publications groups (Information Technologies and Oil Spill Information Services) generating $2.5+ million in revenues
n Plan and execute all marketing and promotional activities
n Manage editors, customer service reps, marketers, and production
n Serve on corporate executive committee
n Worked in all areas of direct marketing, list development and copy writing
Masters of Business Administration (MBA), Concentration in Entrepreneurship
Babson College Graduate School of Management, Wellesley, Massachusetts
n Cum Laude
Bachelor of Arts, Major in Government
Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
Affiliations
Specialized Information Publishers Association (international trade group),
Board of Directors (2000-present), Vice President (2008-2009), Secretary (2007-2008),
VP in charge of re-Branding of Association, (2006-2007),
Frequent speaker at industry events on publishing, marketing and management topics