Chris Lynne

Chris Lynne was appointed Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Phoenix Education Partners, Inc., formerly AP VIII Queso Holdings, L.P. ("Queso"), the parent company of University of Phoenix, in October 2025. He previously served as President of Queso from March 2023 to October 2025. Mr. Lynne has served as the President and as a Trustee of the University since December 2022 after serving as interim president since June 2022. In his previous role at the University, Mr. Lynne served as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer from 2018 to 2022. Prior to joining the University, Mr. Lynne served as Chief Financial Officer of Cadence Education LLC from 2017 to 2018. Previous roles include Founder and Managing Principal at Transcend Education Group LLC from 2015 to 2016; President and Chief Operating Officer of HotChalk, Inc. from 2014 to 2015; and Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and Operating Officer at Northcentral University from 2010 to 2014. Earlier in his career, he served in several financial leadership roles at Education Management Corporation, including Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, and as an Audit Manager for Arthur Andersen LLC. Mr. Lynne holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Purdue University and a Master of Business Administration from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.