Mary Lee Schneider
Larry H. Miller Board of Directors
Mary Lee Schneider is the former president and chief executive officer of Follett
Corporation, a $2.7 billion privately held company headquartered in Westchester,
Illinois. Mary Lee delivers physical and digital learning materials, retail services,
school content and management systems to more than 70,000 early childhood,
primary and secondary schools, and is on nearly 1,000 college campuses.
Prior to her election as president and CEO of Follett in November of 2012, Mary
Lee served as president, digital solutions and chief technology officer for
Chicago-based RR Donnelley. During her 20-year career at RR Donnelley, Mary
Lee had responsibility for building, managing, and growing technology-enabled
businesses, as well as for setting overall research & development strategy and
investment direction. She started her career in publishing in New York working for
Conde Nast Publications, Time Inc., and McGraw Hill.
Mary Lee serves on the Chicago Public Library Foundation Board as well as the
Mercy Home for Boys & Girls Leader Council. She is a member of the Economic Club of Chicago, The Chicago Network,
and the National Association of Corporate Directors. She was a Fellow in the Leadership Greater Chicago class of 1999,
and was named a Penn State Alumni Fellow in 2006. She was elected to the Penn State Board of Trustees in May of 2015.
In addition to 14 years on the Follett Board of Directors, her previous corporate board experience includes the board of
advisors for Shure Inc., the board of directors for IntermaticCorp., and various board committees for VSP Global.
Mary Lee has a B.A. from Penn State University, an M.S. from the Rochester Institute of Technology, and an MBA and an
M.S. from Northwestern University.
Mary Lee, her husband Ed, and son Adam live in the city of Chicago.
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