Vanessa Wilkins

Vanessa is the Founder of Future School Lab, working with foundations, corporations and education leaders to accelerate innovation in education. Previously, Vanessa served as North America Community Impact Director at Nike, leading a statewide education initiative in Oregon, managing key national and local partnerships, and engaging Nike leaders to innovate in education. Prior to Nike, Vanessa co-founded the consultancy Partners in Scale, served as VP for Worldwide Human Resources at EF Education, and was Managing Director at Friends of the Children where she now serves on the National Board of Directors. Currently, she serves on the board of Construct Foundation, as a member of Transcend Education's Design Community, on the leadership council for Oregon Community Foundation, and as an advisory to Radio (Denmark). Early in her career, Vanessa worked in Venezuela for Empresas Mendoza on a global financial restructuring and then liquidated the group’s trade finance bank in NYC. Vanessa received a BS from Boston University and an MBA from Harvard.

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Childhood Development, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging, Education & Learning, Education Technology, Employment, Recruiting, & Workforce Development, Government & Civic Engagement, International Development, Mentorship & youth development, Mental Health, Travel, Tourism, & Hospitality, Fitness & Sports

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