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OMAR GARRIOTT

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OMAR GARRIOTT

TITLE 

Executive Director

ORGANIZATION

Batten Institute for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology at UVA Darden

BIOGRAPHY

Omar Garriott, Author of the bestselling career book "Linked: Conquer LinkedIn. Get Your Dream Job. Own Your Future." (bit.ly/linkedthebook), leads the Batten Institute of Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology at the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business. He previously ran the $100M K-12 & Higher Ed global businesses for Qualtrics, a ubiquitous research & evaluation tool in Education. Prior to that, Omar led K-12 product marketing for Salesforce and was Senior Product Marketing Manager at LinkedIn for students and universities. He also led iPad marketing to schools (K-12 & Higher Ed) for Apple, and managed product launches to students and schools for Adobe. He’s also spent time as a Teach for America teacher (3rd grade in Washington, D.C.) and a fundraiser & lobbyist with college access nonprofit PeerForward (formerly College Summit). Omar’s passion for education runs deep, as does his interest in coaching and mentoring. He has a book due out in spring 2022 on The New Job Search. Omar is proudly public school-educated throughout, with a B.S. in Commerce with Distinction from the University of Virginia and an MBA from UC Berkeley. Check out his capstone project for the Pahara fellowship! https://youtu.be/RBXzsOVQ6Wc

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