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Maggie Johnson is Vice President of Education and University Programs for Google. She manages all technical education, content development, and information management programs for Google engineers and operations staff, as well as Google’s K12 educational programs in STEM and computer science (CS). Johnson has worked to provide engaging, high-quality CS content to K12 students through CS First; accessible professional development to teachers through CS4HS; and, she works closely with key partners in the community to make CS available to all K12 students. Johnson manages Google’s online learning-at-scale programs through her work with Course Builder. She also oversees University Relations, building strategic research partnerships with faculty and labs globally to expand and enhance Google’s R&D efforts. Prior to Google, Johnson was teaching faculty and Director of Educational Affairs in the Department of Computer Science at Stanford University where she was responsible for the Undergraduate and Masters programs in CS. Johnson has a Bachelor’s and Masters in Early Music Performance and was a professional musician in NYC before she moved to CS, obtaining a Masters and PhD from New York University and City University of New York Graduate Center.
Hadi Partovi is a tech entrepreneur and investor, and CEO of the education non-profit Code.org. Born in Tehran, Iran, Partovi grew up during the Iran-Iraq war. His school did not offer computer science classes, so he taught himself to code at home on a Commodore 64. After immigrating to the United States, he spent his summers working as a software engineer to help pay his way through high school and college. Upon graduating from Harvard University with a Masters degree in computer science, Partovi pursued a career in technology starting at Microsoft where he rose into the executive ranks. He founded two startups – the first was a huge success and the second a dismal failure – and he now invests and advises other technology startups. In 2013 Partovi and his twin brother Ali launched the education nonprofit Code.org, which Partovi continues to lead full-time as CEO. Code.org has established computer science classes reaching 25% of US students, created the most broadly used curriculum platform for K-12 computer science, and launched the global Hour of Code movement that has reached over 100 million students spanning every country in the world. Partovi has served as an early advisor or investor at many tech startups including Facebook, Dropbox, airbnb, and Uber. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Axon and Convoy.
Susan Decker is a senior governance consultant with BoardSource and has extensive experience in leadership development and nonprofit governance and management. She conducts training and consulting on nonprofit board governance, board development and leadership for a wide range of nonprofit organizations. Decker has particular expertise in working with organizations in social and human services, higher education and the volunteer sector. She also serves as the director of the Master of Leadership Development program at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College.
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