The Talent Studios Has Placed Dr. Robert Batten as the Chief Executive Officer of The Princeton Review

The iconic 40-year-old test preparation and private tutoring business has served hundreds of millions of students in 21 countries through its four-wall instruction, digital content, and printed books. Jeremy Cohen and Serena Smith led the search assignment.

Dr. Batten joins The Princeton Review after seven years with global edtech company, Cengage Group, where he led its ed2go platform following roles within product management and strategy. Prior to that, Dr. Batten spent over six years at The Boston Consulting Group working with firm clients on transformative AI technologies, digital business commercialization, strategic business roadmaps and labor modeling and planning. He holds an undergraduate degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a PhD in Chemical Engineering from Princeton University.

In his new role at The Princeton Review, Dr. Batten will lead the iconic brand’s continued digital transformation, as the company continues to invest behind improving digital instruction to bolster student learning and outcomes.