A National Science Foundation Workshop

Partnerships

Building a New Foundation for Innovation

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Kathleen N. Kingscott

Kathleen Kingscott is the Director, Public Affairs for the IBM Corporation, responsible for public policy issues regarding innovation in a networked society. She is responsible for the global development and implementation of IBM's public policy positions in science and technology, human resources, privacy, the environment, e-government and the intersection of information technology and biotechnology. She works with IBM's business units to identify their strategic requirements and related policy exposures and opportunities, and then furthers those interests in the local, state and federal government arenas.

She has been with IBM for 27 years in a number of different roles. Prior positions include public policy development and implementation for IBM's Federal Systems Company, and developing and maintaining IBM's congressional relationships across the Eastern U.S., both directly and through IBM's executive constituent network. She also has held a number of marketing and marketing management positions in IBM.

Shehas focused her recent work on government's role in the economy. She is particularly interested in research and development investment strategies for the public, private and university sectors to sustain economic growth. She is working with industry and government to define actions governments should pursue in the digital economy to transform themselves to an electronic framework, to encourage business and infrastructure development, and bring the greatest benefits to their citizens.

Sheis currently the Chair of the Coalition for Technology Partnerships, a coalition of companies and associations formed to support research partnerships between government, university and industry. She is the Chairman of the Legislative Affairs Council of the Electronic Industries Alliance. Her most recent papers include "Information Superiority and the Revolution in Military Affairs," submitted to the Defense Science Board, and "Priorities for Federal Innovation Reform, Moving to an e-Government Framework," submitted to the Office of Science and Technology Policy Summit on Innovation. She also serves as IBM's alternate Member of the Board of the Semiconductor Industry Association. She is a frequent seminar speaker and lecturer.

She has received numerous marketing awards and was recognized by the IBM Academy of Public Affairs, Arts and Sciences in 1996 for the highest level of achievement in her field. She holds a B.A. from Vanderbilt University.