Gates Foundation commits $75M to support post-secondary education in Washington state The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will provide $75 million over the next four years to increase enrollment in post-secondary… Read More
Tech Moves: Washington STEM names new CEO; Conversica and Iterable hire marketing vets — Washington STEM announced Milton Lang as the education nonprofit’s new CEO. He has a doctorate in higher education administration… Read More
Gates Foundation poached Washington STEM CEO, then gave nonprofit $100K to find a replacement In June, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced that it hired Angela Jones, the well-regarded CEO of Washington STEM,… Read More
Tech Moves: GameStop hires more Amazon execs; Twitch COO joins Karat board; CEO of Washington STEM steps down; Big Fish HR chief joins Qumulo — Seattle startup Karat added a new board member and vice president of interview delivery. Twitch Chief Operating Officer Sara… Read More
CEO of Washington STEM on finding inspiration in Christmas trees and a microbiology fail In the often dark, disorienting days of COVID-19, Angela Jones finds a twinkle of hope in her plastic, Costco-bought Christmas… Read More
Rev. Jesse Jackson at the Washington STEM Summit: ‘There’s an opportunity deficit’ This year, the Washington STEM Summit brought together more than 300 leaders in government, education, community and business — including… Read More
Washington STEM gets $75K SAP Concur grant to expand ‘career connected learning’ Education nonprofit Washington STEM is receiving a $75,000 grant from SAP Concur to help it expand student opportunities to explore… Read More
High school seniors from across Washington state commit to STEM by signing letters of intent Top athletes may get much of the attention when it comes to signing days and committing to a university to… Read More
GeekWire Awards 2018: Vote for a do-gooding tech leader for Geek of the Year The 2018 winner of the GeekWire Awards‘ Geek of the Year will join the ranks of Northwest heavy hitters working… Read More
Geek of the Week: Washington STEM CEO Caroline King promotes opportunity through education Caroline King has devoted her career to giving young people better access to economic opportunity, particularly through education. Seven years ago,… Read More
