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Maureen Girkins: Reach Beyond the Books - Biola Imagination Summit 2011

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Channel: Biola University · 2011 · Education

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"Moe", is a dynamic, seasoned high tech senior executive who rose up from her roots as a computer whiz and made a name for herself in the telecommunications industry. As a high-powered executive for such companies as AT&T and Motorola, she has traveled the world, clinched deals, master-minded innovation for over 25 years. She was the first female CEO in faith based publisher Zondervan's 77-year history where she served as President and CEO and worked closely with their parent company HarperCollins Publishers on strategic planning and cooperative operations initiatives. She earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and master's degrees in computer science and management from Northwestern University.

Her high tech roles included Senior Vice President, Wireless: Office of the Chairman at Dell, Senior VP and General Manager of Strategic Marketing at Motorola, numerous positions at AT&T and Bell Laboratories, and led their multibillion dollar international Electronic Switching Systems and Intelligent Network Businesses. She has served on multiple corporate boards including Media Arts Group and Broadcom as well as several non-profit boards, including the Center for Policy on Emerging Technologies (C-PET), Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) and Trinity International University.Moe is working on her Masters of Divinity program at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. She is the published author of Mother Leads Best, 50 Women Who Are Changing The Way Organizations Define Leadership which details the positive impact of motherhood on senior executive women.

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