FEB 3, 2015 PROGRAM:
Driving Minnesota’s Future Prosperity through STEM Workforce Development
One of the biggest challenges facing science and technology companies here in Minnesota is access to highly skilled talent. Local companies in these fields often report that they have a hard time identifying candidates with the right mix of skills to fill open positions. Hear from MHTA President & CEO Margaret Anderson Kelliher about what MHTA and its partners are doing to help bridge this STEM skills gap.
Margaret Anderson Kelliher is the President and CEO of the Minnesota High Tech Association (MHTA). Together with the associations 300 member companies and organizations, Margaret works to fuel Minnesota’s prosperity through innovation and technology.
Prior to MHTA, Margaret served in the Minnesota legislature, including two terms as Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives.
Margaret chairs Governor Dayton’s Broadband Task Force, as well as the Minnesota Ballpark Authority Board of Commissioners. In 2014, she was elected vice chair of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) Board of Trustees. Margaret teaches at the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey School of Public Affairs and serves on the Greater Twin Cities United Way, the Textile Center of Minnesota and the Minnesota Regenerative Medicine Boards of Directors.
Margaret graduated with a B.A. in Political Science from Gustavus Adolphus College. She earned her Master’s in Public Administration from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.