Linda G. Roberts, Ed.D.

Dr. Roberts directed the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Educational Technology from its inception in September 1993 to January 2001, and served as the Secretary of Education's Senior Advisor on Technology. Before joining the Clinton Administration, she directed three landmark technology studies at the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment that became the basis for educational technology federal and state law and policy. Dr. Roberts continues to advance the effective use of technology in education, advising companies, foundations and government agencies. She has been a Senior Advisor to Apple Computer, is part of the NSF National Visiting Committee for the Digital Libraries Program and serves as a board trustee for Sesame Workshop and the Education Development Center, Inc. She is also a board director at Wireless Generation and ProQuest and is a member of the Cable in the Classroom Advisory Board, as well as other educational technology projects. Dr. Roberts is the recipient of many awards, including the Smithsonian Computer World Award for Leadership in Education, the ISTE NECC 2000 Pioneer Award, the Federal 100 Award, the U.S. Distance Learning Association's Eagle Award and the COSN Community Leader Award. Dr. Roberts received her bachelor's degree from Cornell University, her Ed.M. from Harvard University, and her Ed.D. from the University of Tennessee.