Most recently serving Language Stars, LLC, Matt Kinnich leveraged more than 15 years of experience in education as the company's CEO. He provided strategic direction to an underperforming business that included branded centers and school partnership programs in the Washington, D.C. and Chicago areas. Matt Kinnich previously spent several years as vice president of international and business development with Becker Professional Education.

Managing 60 employees at Becker, Mr. Kinnich directed company and partner-owned teams spanning international operations and oversaw activities such as marketing, program development, and M&A initiatives. Through team efforts from eight global offices, he achieved live class expansion across 45 countries and set in place self-study programs offered in 120 countries. A particular focus was in developing a Chinese education provider alliance that drove major growth in enrollments of USCPA exam students.

Mr. Kinnich holds an MBA earned at the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management in Evanston and subsequently completed a doctorate in higher education management at the University of Pennsylvania. Community involved, Matt Kinnich serves on the Caucus for School and Park Boards in the Village of Northfield, Illinois, and previously sat on the municipality’s Architectural Commission.