Mr. Cowie joined Collegis Education as Executive Chairman in early 2015 and assumed the role of President and Chief Executive Officer in January 2017. He was previously a Partner and Managing Director at Frontenac Company, a Chicago-based private equity firm specializing in business services and technology-enabled solutions. Mr. Cowie is Trustee Emeritus of Colby College and a Life Trustee of the Illinois Institute of Technology, where he is Chair of the College of Science.