Dr. Mike Feinberg

Mike Feinberg is president and co-founder of Texas School Venture Fund and WorkTexas, a Houston nonprofit offering tuition-free trade certification programs to adults and young people. He holds honorary doctorates from Yale University and Duke University and was named an Ashoka Fellow for social entrepreneurship in 2004. Earlier in his career, Feinberg co-founded KIPP, a national network of public charter schools. He draws on more than 30 years in education and workforce development to speak on vocational training, employer-focused instruction, and career pathways.