Facts: - birth date: 1963 - name: david levin - nationality: british - alma mater: wadham college , oxford - occupation: president and ceo , mcgraw-hill education Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of david levin -lrb- businessman -rrb- .
david levin is a british businessman , currently the president and ceo of mcgraw-hill education .since taking on this role in april 2014 , he has continued to drive the company 's ongoing transition from a traditional educational publisher to a full-spectrum digital education company , and he has been a vocal proponent of the use of digital and adaptive technology in education .prior to joining mcgraw-hill education , levin served as ceo of ubm plc. .as a child , levin lived in salisbury , rhodesia -lrb- now harare , zimbabwe -rrb- .his father was a political journalist , and in 1965 , when levin was two , the family were given a day to leave the country .in consequence he has expressed his gratitude to the opportunities given him to him in his adopted country , and about the advantages of immigration .he attended st paul 's school in london .levin has a degree in politics , philosophy and economics from oxford university -lrb- 1983 -rrb- , and an mba from stanford university -lrb- 1984 -rrb- .levin succeeded clive hollick as the ceo of ubm plc on 5 april 2005 .at ubm levin set out to focus on building the business in emerging markets and live events , such as exhibitions , by buying smaller companies and selling print titles .he also encouraged the company to use digital media and mobile technologies .in so doing , he warned repeatedly that media companies must adopt new business models as fast as possible .under his direction , ubm secured its position as one of the world 's largest events businesses having expanded into new and emerging markets such as china , india , brazil , vietnam and indonesia .on 16 september 2013 ubm announced david levin 's resignation as chief executive officer .prior to his time at ubm , levin served as ceo of symbian plc beginning in april 2002 , when the company built the operating system to power the first generation of smartphones .he also held senior positions at psion , euromoney institutional investor plc , apax partners , universal grinding wheels of...