| Notes |
Vice President; Global Advocacy
Company NameOne Laptop per Child
Dates EmployedJul 2008 – Apr 2013
Employment Duration4 yrs 10 mos
LocationCambridge, Massachusetts
• Managed groundbreaking research project in remote villages in Ethiopia that tests the efficacy of tablet computers for literacy and self-learning
• Managed all aspects of advocacy and communications programs; planned and implemented strategies to build political and financial support for OLPC’s mission
• Served as public face of OLPC with donors, governments, partners and the media (interview dossier includes Associated Press, BBC, CNN, the Financial Times, etc.)
• Built partnerships in developing countries with UN agencies, Open Source societies, academics, religious institutions, development ministries and business leaders
• Managed innovative “Give One, Get One” campaign that brought global awareness of OLPC’s mission and secured the donation of thousands of laptops
• Negotiated agreements with national governments for laptop dissemination projects |