Allen Blue
Allen is one of LinkedIn's co-founders and has been integral in leading LinkedIn's content, community and communications product initiatives, including products such as LinkedIn Today, Signal, Homepage, Groups, and Polls. Prior to Linkedin, Allen designed exploratory products and marketing programs at PayPal, and was part of the founding team at SocialNet.com, a first-generation social site supporting dating, recreational and professional activities. Before entering technology, Allen lectured in Drama at Stanford University. Allen also serves on the Board of Directors for Hope Street Group, and as an advisor for several small startups, in and out of the technology space.
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Connecting to Opportunity in a Digital World
In order for higher education institutions and their graduates to thrive in the economy of the future, we will need to collectively tackle the global “skills gap” issue. Learn about how LinkedIn and higher education can work together to solve this challenge by using data and networks to better connect job seekers to opportunity.