Mr. Tucci joined Cranbrook Partners in 2003. He is also CEO and co-founder of iwerk
products, LLC.
Mr. Tucci was Senior Vice President- Global Business Development for Thomson Learning,
a $2 billion division of Thomson Corporation (NYSE), from 2001-2003, managing sales
and marketing for library reference products in 180+ countries. From 1999-2001,
he was Senior Vice President, Global Division of Gale Group, a $300 million unit
of Thomson Learning. He was responsible for creating the division, merging international
operations, product, sales and marketing of 6 diverse units, and managing the division
to exceptional growth.
Previously, he spent 14 years with Proquest Company (NYSE). He held various management
positions within the International Division, including International Vice President.
A graduate of the University of Michigan, (BA International Politics), he is a guest
lecturer in International Sales and Marketing Strategy, Distribution Theory and
Technology Strategy at Northwestern University, University of Michigan and New York
University. He is a member of the American Library Association, and Society for
Information Science.
He has published numerous articles on information strategy and is the author of
the book, Traveling Everywhere: How to Survive a Global Business Trip (2001)
and The Handy Geography Answer Book (2009).