Ned MayVP & Practice Leader

In his capacity as Vice President & Practice Leader, Ned May leads Outsell's analytic coverage and advisory services focused on the largest diversified publishing and information companies. He also oversees and develops the analysis for Outsell's industry benchmarking program and critical operational metrics, industry financial score carding and valuations analysis, and works with Outsell’s financial industry clients. His coverage centers on the broad disruption underway as content migrates to digital form – from the impact on how content is created, distributed and sold to how enterprise consumption habits are changing today such as the opportunities brought about by new mobile devices like smart phones, tablets, and e- readers. All the while, keeping an eye on the impact across the core operating metrics for the industry.

Ned serves as an executive-level advisor and consultant to publishers as well as the market’s technology providers and the financial community. He is regularly quoted in the mainstream press, has appeared on PBS’s Nightly Business Report and FoxBusiness and has spoken at many major industry events including O’Reilly’s Tools of Change, Book Expo America, AAP’s general meeting, SIIA’s NetGain, the PSP, the Charleston Conference, and the Innovation in Education Summit sponsored by the McGraw Hill Foundation.

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