Global Conference 2006 | Jane Swift
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Jane Swift
Former Governor of Massachusetts; Managing Partner, WNP Consulting LLC
Jane Swift is the former Governor of Massachusetts and Managing Partner at WNP Consulting LLC. Until late 2005, she was a general partner at Arcadia Partners, a leading venture capital firm focused exclusively on the education industry. Prior to joining Arcadia, she worked for 15 years in government, beginning her career as an aide to a state legislator. In 1991, she was elected to the Massachusetts Senate, becoming the youngest woman to serve in that body. Seven years later, she was elected lieutenant governor, and in 2001 she became Massachusetts′ first female governor. Swift has taught public policy and education policy at Suffolk University and served as a Fellow at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. She earned a bachelor's degree at Trinity College in Hartford, Conn.
Panel:
Sally Ride: Engaging Girls in Science
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