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Kim Jones (businesswoman)

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Kim Jones (born 1956 or 1957)[1] is an American IT business leader, who is currently the CEO, Chairman and Co-Founder of Curriki, a non-profit, global online community focused on improving education through technology. Curriki currently has nearly 15 million users and over 260,000 learning resources making extensive use of digital media and social networking.

Formerly, she was President and Managing Director of Sun UK & Ireland. In this role she oversaw all of Sun's UK operations and a P&L of over $1B. Prior to this role, Kim was Vice President of Global Education, Government and Healthcare, which she established as Sun’s first independent line of business.

Kim has served on a number of boards, public and private, including John Wiley & Sons (where she chaired the governance committee for 5 years), Curriki, chairman of the board, MIT OpenCourseWare advisory committee, Cornerstone OnDemand Foundation board of directors, the Confederation of British Industry, the UK Climate Change Board, UK Corporate Leadership Group, Western Governors University Board of Trustees, the Jason Foundation Board of Trustees, and the World Bank Institute Advisory Board.

Kim has received numerous awards and recognition throughout her career including the Sun Leadership Award, the prestigious YWCA Award for Women in Business, and in 2006, she was inducted into the Women in Technology International (WITI) Hall of Fame. Kim has an honorary PHD from the University of Edinburgh, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from University of California, San Diego, where she has recently been named as one of their 50 Years, 50 Leaders honorees. [2]

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References

  1. ^ "Executive Profile: Kim Jones". Bloomberg. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Ms Kim Jones: Doctor honoris causa 2008". Honorary Graduates and Degrees. University of Edinburgh. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  3. ^ "2006 Inductees: Kim Jones". Women in Technology International. Retrieved 1 July 2016.