Acquia had announced the appointment of Christian Hartigan as general manager of Acquia's higher education business, to lead the sales and go-to-market initiatives within the higher education segment. Acquia has extensive expertise delivering innovative web solutions based on open source Drupal to the higher education market. Colleges and universities are among Acquia's largest market segments, as the company provides cloud solutions and development tools for more than 350 institutions and learning organizations worldwide, which include SMU, Babson College and Harvard University.