Theme : Government in education

Perspective: Author / Entrepreneur 

Name : Ted Dintersmith

Bio : Ted Dintersmith is one of America’s leaders in innovation, entrepreneurship, and education.

Ted served on the Board of the National Venture Capital Association, chairing its Public Policy Committee, ran a business at Analog Devices that helped enable the digital revolution, was a staff analyst in 1976-78 for the U.S. House of Representatives, and was appointed in 2012 by President Obama to represent the U.S. at the United Nations General Assembly. 

Ted has become one of America’s leading advocates for education policies that foster creativity, innovation, motivation, and purpose