Maureen O’Connell

Ms. O’Connell is a global business executive, chief financial officer, and corporate director with experience in a variety of industries including technology, professional services, biotech, pharma, real estate, and insurance. From 2007 to 2017, she served as the Chief Financial Officer of Scholastic Corporation, the world’s largest publisher and distributor of children’s books. Earlier in her career, Maureen served as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Gartner Group, a leading research and advisory company. She also served as an independent director, audit committee chair, and transaction committee chair at Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, from 2013 to 2018 when it was acquired by Mallinckrodt in a $1.2 billion transaction. Ms. O’Connell was previously an independent director at Harte-Hanks Inc. and previously served on the board of directors of Beazer Homes USA Inc. Maureen currently serves as a non-executive director and audit chair of Acacia Research Corporation, Filament Health Corporation, HH Global and ISACA, and as a non-executive director of Arix Bioscience PLC. She graduated Magna Cum Laude with a B.S. in Accounting and Economics (dual major) from New York University Stern School of Business and is a Certified Public Accountant. Maureen currently resides in New York, USA.