Larry Nelson

Who is Larry Nelson?

Larry Nelson drives Sun's corporate citizenship efforts, overseeing the

Sun Foundation and community affairs. In addition, he is responsible

for key programs that support the company's mission to eliminate the

digital divide. Larry works across Sun, collaborating with the

company's partners such as the United Nations and engaging employees to

participate in creative, innovative programs that put their talents and

Sun's technologies to work making positive change across the world.

Larry joined Sun in January 2001 as senior global group manager of

sales operations for government, education and health care industries.

During that time, Larry also served as acting executive director of the

nonprofit open-source curricula driver and community builder Curriki.

Previously, Larry was responsible for Sun's K-12 strategy and solution

partnerships where he helped cement sales and strategic partnerships in

the U.S., Korea, Hong Kong, Australia, UK, Spain, and many other parts

of the world.

Before joining Sun, Larry was vice president of marketing and finance

at SchoolCity.com, a web-based infrastructure provider to schools

around the globe and ran the Decision Development Corporation (DDC), a

privately held educational software publisher. Before entering the

technology industry, Larry grounded his brand management skills at

General Foods, Procter Gamble, and Bloomingdale's.

Larry is secretary and treasurer of the Board of Directors of

Curriki and participates on the board of the National Education

Association (NEA) Foundation. Larry earned a masters in business

administration from Cornell University and a bachelor degree from

Vassar College.