 Ken Kay is the Chief Executive Officer of EdLeader21. He has been the leading voice for 21st Century Education for the last decade. He co-founded the Partnership for 21st Century Skills in 2002 and served as its President for 8 years. As executive director of the CEO Forum on Education and Technology, he led the development of the StaR Chart (School Technology & Readiness Guide), used by schools across the country to make better use of technology in K-12 classrooms. Ken continues to lead e-Luminate Group, the education consulting firm he co-founded in 1997. Ken spent 28 years in Washington, DC, where he gained a national reputation as a coalition builder on competitiveness issues in education and industry —particularly policies and practices that support innovation and technology leadership. He founded a landmark coalition of US universities and high-tech companies focused on research and development issues. He also was the founding Executive Director of the premier CEO advocacy group in the US computer industry. Ken is a graduate of Oberlin College and the University of Denver College of Law. He and his wife, Karen, have three adult children, a daughter-in-law and a grandson. They live in the desert outside Tucson, Arizona with their golden retriever, Bisbee. |
Ken Kay |