Mary Cullinane
Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Social Responsibility, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Mary Cullinane is executive vice president of corporate affairs and social responsibility at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. She spent the last decade spearheading Microsoft's education-related innovation programs and initiatives worldwide, including its national education programs around 1:1 access and its groundbreaking School of the Future in Philadelphia, Penn. With another decade of experience as an educator, director of technology and administrator in the public sector, Cullinane is a recognized thought leader in the area of education reform and the effective use of technology. She has testified before Congress, spoken at national and international conferences, and co-edited and authored the book "What Next?," which documents lessons learned during the building of the School of the Future. Cullinane received a B.A. from The College of New Jersey and a master's in public policy and administration with an emphasis in international economics from Columbia University.
Global Conference 2013
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair, philanthropist Bill Gates and Strive Masiyiwa of Econet Wireless discuss advancing prosperity in Africa.