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President Barack Obama has appointed Xerox Corp. CEO Ursula Burns to a committee intended to improve students’ skills in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), according to Xerox.
The White House Initiative on Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Education also includes former Intel CEO Craig Barrett, Time Warner Cable CEO Glen Britt, and former astronaut Sally Ride. The panel will work with Carnegie Corp. of New York and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The program plans to explore how new technologies, social networks and other resources can be used to connect teachers with professionals and companies to improve student performance in STEM subjects.
Burns, trained as a mechanical engineer, joined Norwalk, Conn.-based Xerox (NYSE: XRX) as an intern about 30 years ago. She was named CEO in July. She also sits on the boards of FIRST Robotics, the National Academy Foundation, MIT and the University of Rochester.
The federal initiative follows on the heels of the launch on Massachusetts of the DIGITS program, an effort by a coalition of industry trade groups called the STEMTech Alliance to reach out to every sixth-grade class in the Bay State to talk about the value of pursuing STEM studies and careers.
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