Donald G. James
Author: Manners Will Take You Where Brains and Money Won\'t: Wisdom from Momma and 35 Years at NASA
- Role
- Senior Vice President Strategy, Communications and Education at The Collaborative
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
Experience
Senior Vice President Strategy, Communications and Education
Apr 2017 — Present · Silicon Valley, CA, US
Donald James is an executive leader and communications specialist, focusing on scientific research outreach and STEM education. His 35-year career at NASA included having served as Associate Administrator for Education, NASA Ames’ Director of Strategic Communications and Education, and NASA Ames Education Director. Soon after Donald’s retirement from Federal service in 2017, he joined the Collaborative as a Senior Vice President. At the Collaborative, James provides leadership and guidance for a range of corporate endeavors including supporting the Mission3D Education program at the Hines Family Foundation. This initiative, titled “Mission3D: Dream. Design. Do,” offers hands-on training for under-resourced middle and high school students in the life cycle of the payload development process for multiple research platforms.
Education
American University
Master's degree, International Economics
1980 — 1982
Cambridge University, UK
Certificate of completion, British History and Economics
1979 — 1979
University of Southern California
Bachelor's degree, International Relations and Affairs
1975 — 1979
Harvard University
Certificate of completion, Senior Executive Fellows Program, Kennedy School of Government
2004 — 2004
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