Reed Elsevier, Inc.

Reed Elsevier Inc is a London-based company that describes itself as offering "professional information solutions in the Science, Medical, Risk, Legal and Business sectors." Under the Reed Elsevier Group are: Elsevier, LexisNexis Risk Solutions, LexisNexis Legal & Professional, Reed Exhibitions and Reed Business Information. It has offices in London, Amsterdam and New York. It was started in 1894 by Albert E. Reed in England as Reed International PLC.

In 2009, Reed-Elsevier, Inc. had net income of $633 million. Reed Elsevier's CEO, Erik Engstrom, made $2.97 million that same year.

Past Ties to the American Legislative Exchange Council
On April 12, 2012, Reed-Elsevier announced it was stepping down from the board of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). Teresa Jennings, Senior Director & State Government Affairs Team Leader, had been Reed-Elsevier's representative on ALEC's corporate ("Private Enterprise") board as of 2011. Jennings is also a registered lobbyist for Reed Elsevier.

(Additional historical information about Reed Elsevier is under review for updating.)