Ann Cramer is IBM Corp.'s director of corporate citizenship and corporate affairs for the Americas. Her commitment to and involvement with children and youth has been a lifelong journey. Her job with IBM allows her to continue her work with the improvement of conditions for families. Cramer serves on a wide variety of boards, including as chair of the Atlanta Partners for Education. She is on the Executive Committee of the U.S. Chamber's Institute for Competitive Workforce and the Conference Board's Business and Education Council and Project GRAD board. She also serves on the boards of the Georgia Shakespeare Festival, Public Broadcasting Atlanta and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. In 2009, Cramer was the first to receive the Essence of Atlanta Award. She was recently honored with the Georgia Center for Non-Profits 2011 Revolution Legendary Philanthropist Award and named the Power Woman of the Year by Atlanta Woman magazine. Cramer graduated from Salem College in Winston-Salem, N.C., with a degree in mathematics.
Global Conference 2013
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair, philanthropist Bill Gates and Strive Masiyiwa of Econet Wireless discuss advancing prosperity in Africa.
