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Institute For Education
IndustryPublic Policy
Founded1992, Washington, DC
FounderKathy Kemper
Number of employees
51-200 [1]
Websitewww.instituteforeducation.org

The Institute For Education, known as IFE, is an American nonprofit organization headquartered in Washington, DC. The organization facilitates bipartisan collaboration by convening and networking high level leaders from the bounds of politics, business, media, academia, and more.[2] A selection of guests hosted by the Institute include Hillary Rodham Clinton, John McCain, Antonin Scalia, Orrin Hatch, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Arianna Huffington.[3][4]

The Institute regularly holds exclusive events hosted at embassies and private residences. The most high profile of these events are the INFO Roundtables, which have been hosted by prominent leaders including Supreme Court justices, governors, Cabinet secretaries, CIA and FBI directors, Nobel laureates, and professional athletes.[5][6][7]

History

Founder and current CEO Kathy Kemper created the Institute for Education in 1992 when her husband, James Valentine, suggested she organize a breakfast to introduce her political contacts with his business colleagues. IFE established its reputation for diplomacy by facilitating the first-ever regional summit between the Governors of Maryland, Virginia, and the Mayor of DC (Bob Ehrlich, Mark Warner, and Anthony A. Williams respectively.)[8]

Since 2012, the Institute for Education has shown a greater focus on technology and innovation, praising collaboration between the federal government and private sector, as seen by the Presidential Innovation Fellow (PIF) program. Two of the four founders of the PIF program are members of IFE Leadership, former U.S. Chief Technology Officer Todd Park and former White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Senior Advisor for Innovation John Paul Farmer.[9][10][11]

In 2015, IFE partnered with the Viterbi School of Engineering at the University of Southern California to offer a free coding summer camp for underrepresented populations from grades K-12 around the Los Angeles area.[12][13]

In 2016, the Institute for Education celebrated its 25th season anniversary.[14][15]

Notable People

References

  1. ^ https://www.linkedin.com/company-beta/2924487/
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-08-28. Retrieved 2017-06-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ http://washingtonlife.com/2012/01/04/charity-spotlight-info-gathering/
  4. ^ http://www.instituteforeducation.org/programs/info-roundtable/info-past-speakers/
  5. ^ http://www.washdiplomat.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8184:institute-for-education-courts-big-players-to-revive-civility&catid=1483&Itemid=428
  6. ^ http://washingtonlife.com/2015/12/10/social-diary-antonio-alves/
  7. ^ http://www.georgetowner.com/articles/2014/oct/08/institute-education-honors-serenades-justice-ginsburg/
  8. ^ https://www.washdiplomat.com/DPouch/2013/February/story4Warner.html
  9. ^ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kathy-kemper/celebrating-the-most-inno_b_11889554.html
  10. ^ http://www.instituteforeducation.org/about-ife/board-staff/
  11. ^ http://www.instituteforeducation.org/about-ife/supporters/
  12. ^ http://summercamps.usc.edu/sponsors/
  13. ^ https://news.usc.edu/82901/why-cant-girls-become-engineers/
  14. ^ http://www.washdiplomat.com/spotlight/March%202017/diplomat.spotlight.march2017.html
  15. ^ https://hollywoodonthepotomac.com/?p=79516
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