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Harold O. Levy served as New York City Schools Chancellor from 2000-2002. Previously, he served as a senior lawyer at several financial institutions including Salomon Brothers and Citigroup, where he was Director of Global Compliance. He was also a senior executive of Kaplan Higher Education and helped found an online school of education. He holds undergraduate and law degrees from Cornell University and a master's degree from Oxford University.
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