Keynote Speaker Mary Strain

Day 2 Keynote Address - Mary Strain, Amazon Web Services

Mary Strain leads strategy for artificial intelligence and machine learning for US education at AWS.  Mary began her career as a middle school teacher in the Bronx, NY. Since that time, she has held leadership roles in education and public sector technology organizations.  Mary has advised K12, higher education, technology companies, state and local government on innovative policies and practices leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities to advance equity, access and agency for customers, learners and constituents. As an advisor to The Education Design Studio at The University of Pennsylvania, The Coalition of Schools Educating Boys of Color, and The State of NJ AI Task Force and the California State University AI Workforce Acceleration Board.  Mary has been on the leading edge of bringing innovative solutions for two decades.   Mary holds a BA from Fordham University and an MPA from The City University of New York.