Serena Sacks-Mandel

Ms. Sacks-Mandel is the Global Chief Technology Officer at Microsoft for the education industry. Before joining Microsoft, she was the Chief Information Officer at Florida Virtual School and Fulton County Schools where she enabled student-centric teaching and learning, resulting in significant improvements in student outcomes.Prior to pivoting to Education, she led technology innovation teams at IBM, Walt Disney World, and Harcourt, Inc and provided management consulting support for many other organizations. Ms. Sacks-Mandel has won numerous state, national, and global awards for her leadership, vision, technical excellence, and her commitment to supporting women in technology.