The McGraw-Hill Companies Appoints Terri Austin as Vice President, Diversity and Inclusion

NEW YORK, Jan. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP) today announced the appointment of Terri D. Austin as vice president, Diversity and Inclusion, effective immediately.  

In her new role, Ms. Austin will be responsible for implementing an integrated diversity strategy across all of McGraw-Hill's businesses to further enhance the company's diversity and talent development programs and extend McGraw-Hill's standing as an employer of choice.

"McGraw-Hill has a rich history of embracing a wide variety of ideas, experiences and backgrounds that are essential to best serving the needs of our employees, customers, markets and business partners," said Harold McGraw III, chairman, president and chief executive officer of The McGraw-Hill Companies.  "Terri's proven ability to foster an effective culture of inclusion will help us capitalize on all of the exciting opportunities that come with an engaged and diverse global workforce."

Ms. Austin brings to the company 27 years of significant experience as an accomplished leader in diversity and as a successful attorney.  Recently, she served as the Chief Diversity Officer for American International Group (AIG), where she developed diversity programs for its employees, customers and communities, and introduced new training, scholarship and internship programs to help attract and retain talent.  Previously, she served in a range of other senior legal and compliance roles for AIG's Domestic Brokerage Group and Domestic Claims business.

Ms. Austin holds a bachelor's degree in Political Science from Grinnell College, a juris doctorate from Columbia University School of Law, and a master's degree from the Columbia School of Journalism.  

About The McGraw-Hill Companies:  

Founded in 1888, The McGraw-Hill Companies is a leading global information services provider meeting worldwide needs in the financial services, education and business information markets through leading brands such as Standard & Poor's, McGraw-Hill Education, Platts, Capital IQ, J.D. Power and Associates, McGraw-Hill Construction and Aviation Week. The Corporation has more than 280 offices in 40 countries. Sales in 2008 were $6.4 billion. Additional information is available at http://www.mcgraw-hill.com.

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Release issued: January 13, 2010

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