After graduating from Cal Poly’s Journalism program with a concentration in public relations, Tracey joined Kinko’s Service Corporation in a communications and training role which expanded into business systems analysis and technology. She then went on to become IT Director at Flambeau Products Corporation in Cleveland Ohio. Tracey joined Sage Publishing in 2000 as the company’s Chief Information Officer and then, in 2004, took on responsibility for US operations in addition to global technology in the combined role of CIO & COO. In 2020, Tracey was promoted to President and Global COO and currently oversees operations across the US and UK, India, and Asia Pacific. Founded in 1965 by Sara Miller McCune, Sage is a privately held, global academic publisher of books, journals, and library resources for the higher education market.