Alexander Packard

Chief Operating Officer, Outside the Classroom

Alexander “Zander” Packard joined Outside The Classroom as Chief Operating Officer in May 2008. He is passionate about building and growing businesses which are based on people and ideas that can change the world. Previous to joining Outside The Classroom, Packard spent four years at Monitor Group, the global strategy consulting firm, serving as Chief Operating Officer of Monitor Executive Development, the firm's dedicated executive education and development unit. Before joining Monitor Group, Packard was a Senior Partner in the venture philanthropy firm, New Profit Inc., based in Cambridge, MA. Previously, Packard spent ten years with a family of entrepreneurial organizations in Washington, DC, which included The Advisory Board Company; its spin-off firm, The Corporate Executive Board; and a related publishing enterprise, Atlantic Media. Over this ten year period, Packard led the growth of several research businesses, ran new product development, launched new product lines, and held several other general management roles in the business information and publishing sectors. In addition to his professional commitments, Packard sits on the Board of Trustees of ACCESS, a nonprofit organization that provides college financial aid advising and scholarships to high school students in Boston. At one time, Packard was a competitive oarsman at the national level and coached collegiate rowing. Packard has a B.A. from Stanford and an MBA from Harvard and lives with his family in Brookline, MA.