Rick Herrmann is Vice President of Education in Microsoft’s Industry Sales and Solution Group. Rick is a mission-oriented leader that believes every day is a chance to make a difference where technology, public policy, great teams, and inspired and empowered people come together. Over the three decades Rick has successfully implemented strategic campaigns for the US and global markets across high performance computing, digital equity and access for underserved communities and students, US Higher Education and K12 education, and large enterprise government transformation. He holds master’s degrees in technology management, International Science and Technology Policy, and Cyber Security.