Hudson Global Scholars names Rob Birdsell President and Tom Burnford Executive Vice President of International for Catholic Virtual News provided by Share this article Share this article COLUMBIA, Md., Dec. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Hudson Global Scholars, a leading global online learning company, announces significant leadership changes for its Catholic Virtual business. Rob Birdsell joins the group as the new President of Catholic Virtual, and Tom Burnford joins as Executive Vice President of International. Rob Birdsell is a veteran Catholic school educator, having started his career teaching in Jesuit High Schools. He led the national expansion of the Cristo Rey Network as CEO and was a founder and director of the Drexel Fund; a venture philanthropy fund focused on making grants to expand school choice. Rob also brings international Catholic education experience to the organization, having been one of the founders and Executive Vice President of Amerigo Education. Rob will continue to support Amerigo as Senior Advisor.