Hugh formed TEG in 2007 with Clyde Boyer to better address the professional development needs of educators while leveraging best practices in technology and digital design. In the intervening 18+ years, TEG has had a number of “lives” that you can read more about in our Success Stories section.
While the work to support educators has evolved rapidly and sometimes in surprising directions, TEG coalesced around a set of core values that were more defined by the internal culture and innovative approach to teaming that gave TEG a unique “brand” to all of our many projects and products over the years. Hugh and Clyde sought from the beginning to create a company that valued the work-life balance of its team members, cared deeply about the impact it had on the educator community, and fostered creativity, independent problem solving and design-thinking throughout its solutions. In 2007 TEG’s motto was: “Do some good, have some fun, make some money, and keep it in that order.” Today’s TEG would amaze and awe Hugh and Clyde from 2007, and make them very proud and thankful for their persistence and for the faith of the TEG team that surrounds them.
Prior to 2007, Hugh was VP of Partnerships and External Sales at Laureate Education, which encompassed dozens of for-profit universities around the world, including Walden University here in the states. Before that, he was VP of Strategic Initiatives at Lesley University, which was at that time the largest provider of graduate education programs to educators in the country. He holds a BA from Moravian University, where he currently sits on the Board of Trustees and is the Chair of the Academic Affairs Committee. Hugh is also a founding Advisory Board member for SXSWedu, and served as Treasure for the National Council of Teacher Quality for 6 years.
Hugh lives in Maryland with his wonderful (and longsuffering!) wife, and his two sons (when they are not traveling the round Earth). He is thankful every day that he gets to work with such a fantastically talented and creative group of people at TEG.