Ty Field serves as CEO and Executive Chairman at Education Elements and as Chairman at CertainPath. He previously served as Executive Chairman of TPC Training, a former Frontenac portfolio company. Ty formerly served as CEO of Jones & Bartlett Learning, a division of Ascend Learning and a provider of educational solutions. Previously, Ty was CFO of Ascend Learning, where he implemented a roll-up strategy that resulted in 20 acquisitions. Prior to Ascend, Ty was CFO of Thomson Higher Education (now Cengage Learning) where he was part of a team that improved EBITDA margins from 25% to 38% and diversified the product portfolio, resulting in a significant shift towards digital revenue.