The White House said 48-year-old Microsoft chief, has been a leader in expanding access to computer science in K-12 classrooms, and in Teach.org, a private public partnership to increase awareness of and support for the teaching profession.
Washington:
Indian-American Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella was today invited by US First Lady Michelle Obama for the last State of the Union Address of President Barack Obama this week.
The White House today released names of two dozen individuals who have been invited by the First Lady as her guest to watch Obama delivering State of the Union Address to the Congress on Tuesday night.
One of the seats, would however remain vacant for the victims of gun violence.
"We leave one seat empty in the First Lady's State of the Union Guest Box for the victims of gun violence who no longer have a voice - because they need the rest of us to speak for them," the White House said.
"To tell their stories. To honour their memory. To support the Americans whose lives have been forever changed by the terrible ripple effect of gun violence - survivors who've had to learn to live with a disability, or without the love of their life. To remind every single one of our representatives that it's their responsibility to do something about this," the White House said.
The White House said 48-year-old Microsoft chief, has been a leader in expanding access to computer science in K-12 classrooms, and in Teach.org, a private public partnership to increase awareness of and support for the teaching profession.
In September, the company announced a new $75 million effort to expand computer science education, including opportunities for engineers from Microsoft and other companies with teachers to team-teach computer science.
"In October 2015, under Satya's leadership, Microsoft increased its paid leave benefits by eight weeks and now includes 20 weeks of paid leave for new mothers and 12 weeks for non-birth parents," the White House said.
Originally from Hyderabad, India, Nadella received a Master's in computer science and a Master's in business administration from the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee and University of Chicago, respectively.
The White House today released names of two dozen individuals who have been invited by the First Lady as her guest to watch Obama delivering State of the Union Address to the Congress on Tuesday night.
One of the seats, would however remain vacant for the victims of gun violence.
"We leave one seat empty in the First Lady's State of the Union Guest Box for the victims of gun violence who no longer have a voice - because they need the rest of us to speak for them," the White House said.
"To tell their stories. To honour their memory. To support the Americans whose lives have been forever changed by the terrible ripple effect of gun violence - survivors who've had to learn to live with a disability, or without the love of their life. To remind every single one of our representatives that it's their responsibility to do something about this," the White House said.
The White House said 48-year-old Microsoft chief, has been a leader in expanding access to computer science in K-12 classrooms, and in Teach.org, a private public partnership to increase awareness of and support for the teaching profession.
In September, the company announced a new $75 million effort to expand computer science education, including opportunities for engineers from Microsoft and other companies with teachers to team-teach computer science.
"In October 2015, under Satya's leadership, Microsoft increased its paid leave benefits by eight weeks and now includes 20 weeks of paid leave for new mothers and 12 weeks for non-birth parents," the White House said.
Originally from Hyderabad, India, Nadella received a Master's in computer science and a Master's in business administration from the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee and University of Chicago, respectively.
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