Tom Reycraft

Founder & CEO

After founding Benchmark Education Company (BEC) in 1998, CEO Tom Reycraft oversaw its growth as a creator of evidence-based core, supplemental, and intervention literacy and language resources in English and Spanish and a provider of customized professional development for educators. Fueled by Tom’s commitment to ensure that every child achieves literacy and language proficiency, BEC stands today as an award-winning publisher with global reach. Under Tom’s strategic guidance, BEC has continually evolved to meet market needs and is now recognized as one of the most innovative educational publishers in the industry.

BEC has been family owned and operated for more than 25 years, a source of pride and a key reason for the company’s distinct ability to be both nimble and responsive to educator needs. Before founding BEC, Tom graduated from American College of Switzerland and American Graduate School of International Management (Thunderbird) and enjoyed a long and successful publishing career that included senior marketing roles at well-recognized brands including Reader’s Digest, Macmillan, and Primedia.