Heading to Innovate+Educate’s annual board meeting in Dallas, Texas, (aisle to window)—Dr. Tom Ryan (CEO, Education 360), Jamai Blivin (Innovate+Educate) and Jami Grindatto (Director, Corporate Affairs, Southwest Region, Intel) gave new meaning to high-level thinking. Discussing the year in review and looking ahead to 2012, this 30,000 foot meeting perfectly captured for me the reason for Innovate+Educate’s existence…industry on one side, education on the other, and Innovate+Educate serving as a bridge to connect the two for deeper partnerships that leads to educational transformation.
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Posted by Amy Schilling on 12/12 at 09:15 AM
Last week, Jamai Blivin, the CEO of Innovate+Educate, contributed an opinion piece for the Business Higher Education Forum (BHEF) blog. BHEF is the nation's oldest organization of senior business and higher education executives dedicated to advancing innovative solutions to U.S. education and workforce challenges. Composed of Fortune 500 CEO's, prominent college and university presidents and other leaders, BHEF addresses issues fundamental to our global competitiveness. Jamai's article, "STEM Means Jobs" emphasizes
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Posted by Amy Schilling on 12/09 at 10:58 AM