Kate Giovacchini is a higher education technology leader with a passion for the power of education to change lives and change the world. She has nearly a decade of experience working at Arizona State University where she has spent her time working in the areas of online education technology, business intelligence, ERP delivery, and large initiative execution. For the past four years, Kate has been engaged in the digital credential space, leading next generation credential solutions for learners that utilize distributed ledger technologies. She leads the Trusted Learner Network, an initiative designed to deliver both the technologies required to revolutionize digital credentials and the trusted relationships to make them valuable.

Arizona State University is ranked as one of the top 100 research universities in the world. Since 2002, the university's mission has been to create a new model for higher education in the United States, one that meets the challenges of the 21st century. This New American University is measured by who it includes, not who it excludes; pursues research and discovery that benefits the public good; and assumes major responsibility for the economic, social, and cultural vitality and health and well-being of the communities it serves.