Speakers

Barbara Kurshan has honed her vision of what can be using technology while supporting the growth of new companies and also developing new innovative software products. In her current position as the Executive Director of the non-profit Curriki, the Global Education and Learning Community, she plans to build a global community that will provide the best open source curricula just a click away. Dr. Kurshan also founded WorldSage in 2004 with the vision to create a for-profit higher education system to address education for the 21st Century and currently serves on the board.

Through her venture fund Core Learning, she invested in companies and entrepreneurs who are impacting learning and the industry; her current investment focus supports those exploring creative ways to address the No Child Left Behind Act and international private higher education. Dr. Kurshan served on the Board of Directors for United Way of Roanoke, Community School, and Mill Mountain Theatre. Currently she serves on the board of several education technology companies, including Interschola and Fablevision. Among numerous honors, Dr. Kurshan received the Education Academic Society’s Making It Happen Award and the Highest Leaf Award from the Women’s Venture Fund. She is listed in Who’s Who in Technology Today.