John McLaughlin
Managing Partner
John McLaughlin, Ph.D. has been an education entrepreneur his entire working life. At age 24 he started a school for students who benefited from a highly personalized education. Now in its forty-third year, Benton Hall Academy in Nashville has served thousands of students many at challenging periods in life. In the mid-80’s John become an associate professor of educational administration at St. Cloud State University in Minnesota. While a professor he researched the role of the private sector in school reform and started the influential Education Industry Report, tracking private investment in the education arena. He left his tenured post in academia in 1997 to focus full-time on the business of education and behavioral health.