Barbara Kurshan

Dr. Barbara “Bobbi” Kurshan, is the President of Educorp Consultants Corporation and Senior Innovation Advisor, Graduate School of Education, Education Entrepreneurship, University of Pennsylvania, and a former education industry entrepreneur. Dr. Kurshan has more than 40 years’ experience in education as a researcher, entrepreneur, developer, investor, and company executive. She developed the first children’s software products for Microsoft, as well as award winning products for McGraw-Hill, Apple, CCC (Pearson), and others. She is the author of several books, including Internet for Kids (Sybex); Exploring Creative Writer and Exploring Fine Artist (Addison-Wesley Longman); Understanding Computers Through Applications (Glencoe); Activities for Kids and Kids at Heart (Reston). She has received numerous awards and recognitions including the WISE Prize, the King Bahrain UNESCO Prize, 2019 Most Influential Corporate Board Directors, 100 Edtech Influencers, and Laureate Tech Awards – Technology Benefiting Humanity. Barbara has had several published articles, including “Why Women are Rising to the Top in Purpose-Driven Organization” (Forbes magazine, September 7, 2022) and “Innovation Ecosystems: Can We Scale What We’ve Learned?” (Coller School of Management at Tel Aviv University's 2022 Coller Venture Review). Barbara and her co-author, Kathy Hurley, have also been selected to present “Why Women are Rising to the Top in Education,” which will focus on the findings detailed in InnovateHERs, at SXSW EDU 2023 in Austin, TX in March 2023.