WORKING TITLE: Driving efficiencies - Advancing the development, adoption, and use of emerging technologies
SPEAKER
The Honorable Karen R. Jackson served as Virginia’s Deputy Secretary of Technology from 2009–2014, and Secretary of Technology for the Commonwealth from 2014 – 2019. During her time in public service, she concentrated on advancing the development and adoption of technologies including broadband, autonomous systems, cloud computing, cybersecurity, and data analytics. She also oversaw Virginia’s IT infrastructure and was a staunch supporter of STEM programming.
She is the Founder and CEO of Apogee Strategic Partners, LLC, providing consulting, advocacy and strategic planning services for clients ranging from Fortune 100 companies to start-ups and state governments.
Ms. Jackson currently serves as a Senior Fellow at the Commonwealth Center for Advanced Logistics Systems (CCALS), a state-funded (nonprofit), five-university consortium where she provides leadership on state government-related matters, relationship development, and emerging logistics technologies and applications such as optimization, autonomy, cyber, AI, and supply chain resilience.
She holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Christopher Newport University, an MBA from William and Mary, an Executive Education certificate of completion for Cybersecurity: The Intersection of Policy and Technology Program, John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, Executive Education, and a certificate of completion from the MIT Sloan School of Management for Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy.
Ms. Jackson is a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in North American (CILTNA)
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