Computers for Youth Foundation, Inc.

Elisabeth Stock built CFY from a nascent non-profit in 1999 to a national leader in helping students in low-income communities, together with their teachers and families, harness the power of digital learning to improve educational outcomes. Recognized as an expert in her field, Elisabeth has been awarded a life-long Ashoka fellowship and has served as an advisor to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the NYC Department of Education. In 2007, she was also appointed to serve on the New York City Broadband Advisory Committee. Elisabeth has been featured in the Wall Street Journal and on National Public Radio and has published a policy paper with the Benton Foundation. Prior to her work at CFY, Elisabeth served as a White House Fellow (1996-1997), where she was the principal architect of a program that enables Federal agencies to donate surplus computers directly to needy schools. She also worked at the Vera Institute of Justice and helped the Open Society Institute start the After-School Corporation. She was a high school teacher for two years while a Peace Corps volunteer and later worked for the World Bank on appropriate technology in Africa, traveling extensively and publishing numerous articles. Elisabeth served as a member of the MIT Board of Trustees (1997-2002) and is the youngest individual ever to be appointed to the MIT Executive Committee (2000-2002). She continues to serve on committees for the Institute. Elisabeth was honored by Crain's New York Business in 2001 as one of 40 New Yorkers under 40 shaping the city. She holds four degrees from MIT: two bachelor's degrees—one in engineering and one in writing—and two master's degrees—one in urban planning and one in technology and policy. She also holds a patent for a medical device.