Global Education Communities Corp.
Mr. Rice has been an executive and/or founder of over 20 start-ups or early-stage ventures, in addition, has been an investor in over 20 more. These ventures span the spectrum of technology verticals. Beyond early-stage companies, Troy has been an executive of several mid-cap companies including Petsmart, Comfort Systems USA, TransUnion, Universal Technical Institute, Trammell Crow, and CIBT. Currently Troy leads peer groups for Tiger 21 and is a Master Chair for Vistage International working with and coaching over 90 Executives. Troy serves on the Boards of CIBT Education Group (Symbol: MBAIF), Statistics and Data Corporation, Strategic Solar Energy, HR Pivot, Fusebox, and Cooper Companies. Academic background includes a BS in Accounting from the University of Iowa and an MBA from Arizona State University. Troy is also a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
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Global Education Communities Corp.
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GEC Corp. is one of Canada’s largest education and student housing investment companies focused on the domestic and global education market since 1994. GEC Corp. owns business and language colleges, student-centric rental apartments, recruitment centres and corporate offices at 41 locations in Canada and abroad. Its education subsidiaries include Sprott Shaw College Corp. (“SSCC”) (established in 1903), Sprott Shaw Language College (“SSLC”), Vancouver International College Career Campus (“VIC”) and CIBT School of Business & Technology Corp. (“CIBT China”). GEC Corp. offers over 150 educational programs in healthcare, business management, e-commerce, cyber-security, hotel management, and language training through these schools. In 2022, GEC Corp. serviced over 13,000 domestic and international students through its educational, rental housing and recruitment subsidiaries. GEC Corp. owns Global Education City Holdings Inc. (“GECH”), an investment holding and development company focused on education-related real estate such as student-centric rental apartments, a hotel and education super-centres. Under the GEC® brand, GECH provides accommodation services to 92 schools in Metro Vancouver, serving 3,000 students from 71 countries. The total portfolio and development budget under the GEC® brand is nearly $1.3 billion. GEC Corp also owns Irix Design Group Inc. (“Irix Design“). Irix Design is a leading design and advertising company services over one hundred corporate clients including CIBT. Visit us online at www.gechq.com/