Shannon Blankenship

Shannon Blankenship is a Senior Manager of US Education and Marketing Programs for the Microsoft Corporation. His responsibilities include leading the K-12 teacher journey across 9 educational technology conferences, content for Microsoft’s K-12 Education website, and overall social media content for the US market.

Prior to joining Microsoft, Shannon taught all subject areas in grades 5-8 grade, served as a middle school principal, and was the founding Executive Director for Hiawatha Academies, a public charter school network in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Shannon has an M Ed. in curriculum and instruction from National Louis University and an MBA in Marketing from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. He’s a proud parent of two curious children and husband to his lovely wife, Jeanette.