Steve Gross

Steve Gross is the chief marketing officer for University of Phoenix, with responsibility for branding and demand generation activities including advertising in all forms, media, social media, digital marketing, creative services, sponsorships, events and public relations.
Gross brings to his role more than 25 years of marketing and sales experience. He most recently served as the chief executive officer at Calvert Education, where he was instrumental in transforming the organization into a global
software-as-a-service provider to schools. Prior to that role, he was the senior vice president of K-12 global marketing for Pearson.
He serves on the board of directors for the Edwin Gould Foundation, an organization that helps urban students achieve college completion and career readiness. Gross holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Arts in economics and political science from State University of New York at Albany.