Jorge Cauz
President, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

As president of Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc., Jorge Cauz oversees all operations of the 241-year-old publisher around the world.

His relationship with Britannica began in 1996, when he headed a strategic consulting engagement with the company for Andersen Consulting (now Accenture). He joined Britannica as a special advisor to the board of directors in February 1997 and later served as senior vice president, international, and chief operating officer of Britannica’s Internet operations.

Before becoming President, Cauz carried out high-level assignments in Britannica’s operations throughout the world. He’s been at the center of the company’s transformation from a marketer primarily of printed encyclopedias to a multimedia publisher with many products in all media—including the Internet, CD-ROM, wireless and print—and for a variety of markets, including consumers and families, schools, libraries and universities.

Before joining Andersen, Cauz was a principal at A.T. Kearney Management Consultants, where he worked on engagements throughout North America, South America and Europe. Before that he was with Rohm and Hass Company. Cauz holds an M.B.A. from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management of Northwestern University.