Lydia Logan is the Vice President for Global Education and Workforce Development, CSR. She serves as the global lead for IBM’s education and workforce development initiatives. She is responsible for leading the strategy, development, and end-to-end execution of IBM's global education and workforce development initiatives including IBM SkillsBuild. Her portfolio also includes the development of new and innovative education initiatives and strategic global partnerships with IBM's clients, non-profit organizations, governments, and content and curriculum developers. She is an education expert with over 25 years of experience in education, non-profit organization management, policy, and philanthropy.


Prior to joining IBM, she led the Verizon Innovative Learning Schools initiative: a national digital inclusion initiative providing technology, access and training in over 500 under-resourced public schools. Prior to that role, she led Chiefs for Change, a national membership organization of Chief State School Officers. Lydia has served as the senior director of policy at the Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation, where she focused on education policy and philanthropic investments focused on systemic improvements in management, human capital, quality, and transparency in public school systems. She also held the position of vice president and executive director of the Institute for a Competitive Workforce at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. In that role she led national policy and program initiatives focused on systemic improvements in education and workforce development. Lydia also served as the vice president of programs for the Kimsey Foundation, where her grant portfolio focused on improving leadership and educational outcomes for students in under-resourced public schools, and closing the digital divide for low-income families. Lydia holds a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania.


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