Frank Daniels III is Chief Commercial Officer of Ingram Digital, a digital content services company, and President and CEO of Vital Source Inc., a member of Ingram Digital, which provides software and service solutions to the education market.
Frank joined VitalSource, a software and services company providing solutions into the education market, as President and CEO, in January of 2001. Frank came to VitalSource after the sale of Total Sports, Inc., an internet sports services company with clients like the NCAA, Major League Baseball and 100 colleges and universities. In July of 2007 he expanded his role to become Chief Operating Officer for Ingram Digital.
Frank has primary management responsibility over all ID operations in North America in addition to be responsible for coordinating operational activities for the company on a global basis.Frank began his career in newspapers working as a reporter and editor at The St. Joseph (Mo.) News-Press and The Ledger-Star in Norfolk, VA. He then joined The News and Observer Publishing Company, Raleigh, NC, and worked in a number of jobs on both the business and news sides of the company eventually becoming executive editor in 1990. He left the News and Observer after its sale to McClatchy Newspapers to run the Nando.net new media division (which he started at the N&O).
Frank has taught at Duke University and Peace College. He has served on numerous civic, industry and corporate boards and was the first president of the New Media Federation of the NAA. He is a graduate of Duke University.