Dr Shannon May

Dr Shannon May is President and Co-Founder of Newglobe, the largest supporter of technology-enabled government schools across Africa. Newglobe supports national and state governments and communities by creating powerful technology-enabled education systems. Newglobe has experience in transforming educational outcomes, delivering learning gains in often marginalised and under-served communities, providing integrated teacher support, school management practices, capacity building for ministerial leadership, and scientifically tested digital and print learning materials. Custom software applications and digital publishing enable digital transparency for ministerial leaders, empowering data-driven decision making at both the school and national level. Newglobe’s government and community programs serve 1.4 million children each school day in six countries. She received her B.A. Magna Cum Laude in Social Studies from Harvard University, and her PhD in Anthropology from the University of California, Berkeley.