Barbara Kurshan

I have honed my vision of “what can be” using technology while supporting education companies and developing innovative products. I currently serve as a Senior Innovation Advisor at the Graduate School of Education at Penn where I help build and advise education companies. I continue to explore innovation ecosystems that allow me to "do good" and "do well". As the President of ECC, I provide strategic consulting in the areas of investment, digital transformation, entrepreneurship, and innovation. As the past Executive Director of Curriki, I helped to build one of the most innovative global open-source education communities. I previously served as the Co-CEO of Core Learning, an education investment fund, and the Chief Academic Officer of bigchalk. I currently serve on the corporate board of American Public Education; and invest and advise several edtech companies. I am the author of several books, articles and I regularly blog for Forbes.com. My new book InnovateHERs – Why Purpose-Driven Entrepreneurial Women Rise to the Top, based on my research around entrepreneurial mindset, is now available on Amazon. I am constantly building communities, companies and products that are innovative and "make a difference".