Mr. O'Toole was raised in Chicago, Ill., and graduated from Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio. He spent two years in the U.S. Army as an officer in Korea. In business he has held a variety of sales, marketing and general management positions in publishing and information. With over twenty years of experience, he has held key positions with Xerox Corporation, MacMillan, Medical Economics, The Thomas Register, PennWell Publishing, as well as Elsevier Engineering Information.