Pat White State Policy Director Education Technology Division Texas Instrument,Inc. pwhite@ti.com

Pat White is the State Policy Director for the Education Technology division of Texas Instruments, Inc. Prior to working at Texas Instruments, Pat served as the Chief of the Bureau of Educational Improvement at the Idaho State Department of Education (SDE). In this position, he directed SDE initiatives in the areas of content standards, curriculum, teaching, evaluation, and accountability and led Idaho’s Mathematics and Science Partnership Program. Pat was instrumental in founding the Idaho Science, Mathematics, and Technology Coalition and served as its director for several years. Pat has also served as Executive Director of the Triangle Coalition for Science and Technology Education. In previous positions, Pat has served as the Mathematics and Science Coordinator for the Idaho Department of Education, an Albert Einstein Fellow in the office of U.S. Senator James Jeffords, a classroom teacher, and a businessman. Pat received his BS from the University of Idaho and MA from Boise State University. He has taught middle school and high school mathematics and science.