Speaker's Bio

Areas of Expertise

Web 2.0 and Emerging technologies in the social sector, social enterprise, and community technology. Also expert panel moderator and emcee.

Recent Talks & Hosted Online Discussions

"Life 101: Choosing to be a Social Investor", "Nonpfrofits of the Future, "Technology Tools for Online Collaboration", "Youth and Social Enterprise", "Building a Community Technology Movement", Dreaming BIG with Technology, Nonprofits of the Future (San Diego video)

Biography

*Paul Lamb*is a consultant and entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience in business, nonprofit management, technology and public policy. He is currently the Principal of Man on a Mission Consulting, a management consulting firm dedicated to leveraging technology for the social good. Paul was named the University of California, San Diego Outstanding Alumnus of the Year in 2005 and honored with the California Governor’s Technology & Innovation Award in 2002, both for his work in technology targeting underserved communities. Paul is a founder and former Executive Director of the Stride Center, an award-winning program providing computer training and job placement for low-income and underserved youth in San Francisco’s East Bay. He has developed several other successful nonprofit programs and social enterprises in the areas of youth, workforce development, and technology. He is also a frequent radio commentator and OpEd contributor on technology and social issues in a variety of publications. Paul’s business background includes positions as Director of Programs and Executive Director of the China Business Forum at the US-China Business Council in Washington, D.C., and a business analyst for Ernst & Young and a marketing consultant for both U.S. and Asian firms. Paul is a graduate of Earlham College, the Johns Hopkins University-Nanjing University’s Center for Chinese and American Studies, and the University of California, San Diego’s School for International Relations and Pacific Studies. He is a recent graduate of the Zero Divide Fellowship program with the the ZeroDivide Foundation, is an awardee of the Knight Foundation 21st Media Challenge, and was a Next Generation Fellow with the American Assembly at Columbia University. Paul is the author of the Be A Better Partner Handbook for Couples and, is the founder of the Cool ‘n Conscientious blog, and is a contributing blogger on SmartMobs.com and PBS.org's IdeaLab.

See Paul's LinkedIn profile for more detailed biographical information

Education:

Masters in Pacific International Affairs, School of International Relations and Pacific Studies, UC San Diego

B.A. Political Science, Earlham College

Personal:

Paul was born in Paterson, New Jersey in 1964. He grew up in central Massachusetts, but lost his Boston accent somewhere between Richmond Indiana and Nanjing, China. He currently lives in Vallejo, California, USA, with his lovely wife and two rambunctious girls.