Kavita Kapoor
| Kavita Kapoor | |
|---|---|
| Born | London, England, U.K. |
| 🏳️ Nationality | British |
| 🏫 Education | Kingston University (BSc (Hons), Business Information Technology), University of Greenwich (MSc, Internet Technology by Research) |
| 💼 Occupation | Director and Founding Member, Federation of Humanitarian Technologies |
| 🌐 Website | Profile |
Kavita Kapoor (British English: /kəˈviːtə
Education[edit]
Kapoor completed a bachelor's degree in business information technology at Kingston University, followed by a master's degree by research in internet technology at the University of Greenwich.[1] She also obtained a postgraduate degree in media management from New York University in 2003.
Career[edit]
Kapoor started her career as a lead developer for International Computers Limited (later acquired by Fujitsu), acting as a consultant on projects for Sega, Virgin Cosmetics, and the BBC.[2]
Having worked closely with the London-based creative agency Iris during the London 2012 Olympics, she became the regional director of digital operations for Iris in New Delhi.[3]
In 2017, Kapoor became the chief operating officer for the not-for-profit micro:bit Educational Foundation.[2] In this role she organized campaigns to encourage uptake of the Micro Bit in schools.[4][5] During her tenure the micro:bit Educational Foundation was the European regional winner of the MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge's Skills Development & Opportunity Matching award.[6]
In 2019 she established a new Shorinji Kempo club for the LGBTQ community in and around Camden.[7] She is now a lead instructor at the Camden branch and an accredited examiner for the British Shorinji Kempo Federation.[8]
Kapoor is currently a committee member of the British Computer Society's Internet Specialist Group[9] and the acting chief of learning for OpenUK.[10]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Kavita Kapoor | LinkedIn". LinkedIn. Retrieved 21 October 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Micro:bit Foundation appoints Kavita Kapoor as the new COO - Exchange4media". Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
- ↑ "iris appoints Kavita Kapoor as regional digital director of operations for the iris Delhi office". Campaign Brief Asia. 2013-03-07. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
- ↑ "Coding the Future". Nominet. 2018-09-17. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
- ↑ Booth, Giles (October 2018). "The micro:bit Global Challenge" (PDF). micro:mag. 2: 9–11.
- ↑ "Micro:bit Educational Foundation". MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
- ↑ "Camden Shorinji Kempo: Cindex". cindex.camden.gov.uk. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
- ↑ "Our Club – Camden Shorinji Kempo". Retrieved 2020-10-21.
- ↑ "Internet specialist group: Committee | BCS - The Chartered Institute for IT". www.bcs.org. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
- ↑ "Kavita Kapoor". Retrieved 2020-10-21.
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