New board member joins OLPC Foundation

by Giovanni Glass April 11, 2008 10:14 am Permalink
922 views Filed under: board member, Jorge Castañeda, OLPC Foundation
Source: businesswire

Jorge G. Castañeda, former Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Mexico, has recently joined the OLPC Foundation as Board Director.

"After a momentous 2007 in which we began mass production and funded the delivery of more than 100,000 XO laptops to some of the world’s poorest nations, OLPC is restructuring in order to provide access to modern learning to a much greater number of children worldwide," said Nicholas Negroponte. "Jorge Castañeda’s extensive international expertise will be invaluable in helping OLPC fulfill its mission. We are delighted that he has accepted our invitation to join the Board."

"It is a great honor for me to contribute to this extraordinary initiative led by Nicolas Negroponte and to support the cause of children’s education in Mexico and Latin America."

Casteñeda also is an author and columnist. He has written for the New York Times, LA Times, Newsweek International and his books are for sale on Amazon.

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