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Mary Strain (she/her)
AI and Machine Learning Strategy
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Education
MPA, Public Policy
Baruch College
BA, History
Fordham University
Relevant Expertise Highlights
- Government Technology Webinar Speaker, “Ask the Experts: The Future of Generative AI - What to Expect and How to Prepare” This link will take you to an external website in a new tab. (February 2025)
- Keynote Speaker, Association of Educational Service Agencies Annual Conference This link will take you to an external website in a new tab. (December 2024)
- “Empowering Innovation: Generative AI in HigherEd” at Bucknell AI Symposium This link will take you to an external website in a new tab. (May 2024)
- Speaker, “AI: What are the Risks and How to Prepare” at ASU+GSV Summit 2025 This link will take you to an external website in a new tab. (April 2024)
“I am honored to join the California State University AI Workforce Acceleration Board. Embracing AI is vital to advancing education, supporting students, driving research, and fostering innovation. I look forward to working with fellow board members to promote adoption, access, and security across the State University system”― Mary Strain
Profile
Mary Strain leads strategy for artificial intelligence and machine learning for US education at AWS. Mary began her career as a middle school teacher in the Bronx, NY. Since that time, she has held leadership roles in education and public sector technology organizations. Mary has advised K12, higher education, state and local government on innovative policies and practices in competency-based assessment, curriculum design, micro credentials and workforce development initiatives. As an advisory to The Education Design Studio at The University of Pennsylvania, The Coalition of Schools Educating Boys of Color, and The State of NJ AI Task Force, Mary has been on the leading edge of bringing innovative solutions to education for two decades.