People: Discover persons who bring their personal passion to OLPC project

Nicholas Negroponte

Chairman

Nicholas Negroponte is founder and chairman of the One Laptop per Child non-profit organization. He is currently on leave from MIT, where he was co-founder and director of the MIT Media Laboratory, and the Jerome B. Wiesner Professor of Media Technology.

Charles Kane

President, Chief Operating Officer

Chuck Kane has acquired a wealth of experience at a number of respected organizations, including Aspen Technology, Corechange, Inc., Open Text, Inc. and Deloitte and Touche.

Robert Fadel

VP International Operations

Robert Fadel is managing the administrative functions, and assisting in strategic planning and relations with partner organizations and governments.

Michail Bletsas

VP Advanced Technology and Connectivity

As former director of computing at the MIT Media Lab, Michail Bletsas designed and deployed most of their Internet network infrastructure systems. His research has since evolved to develop broadband Internet access to underserved areas.

Kimberley Quirk

VP Software Development, Support

Kim Quirk is responsible for managing the software development and support organizations, with a strong emphasis on involving the broader community in those areas.

John Watlington

VP Hardware Development

David Cavallo

VP Learning

David Cavallo is the co-head of the Media Lab's Future of Learning research group, which focuses on the design and implementation of new learning environments and on the design of new technologies to change the way we think about “learning” and “school”.