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Kavita Kapoor
Born
NationalityBritish
EducationKingston University (BSc (Hons), Business Information Technology), University of Greenwich (MSc, Internet Technology by Research)
Occupation(s)Director and Founding Member, Federation of Humanitarian Technologies
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Kavita Kapoor (British English: /kəˈvtə kəˈpʊr/; Hindi: कविता कपूर, Hindi pronunciation: ['kəʋit̪ɑː kə'puːr]) is a British technologist, martial artist and film-maker.

Education edit

Kapoor completed a bachelor's degree in business information technology at Kingston University, followed by a master's degree by research in internet technology at the University of Greenwich.[1] She also obtained a postgraduate degree in media management from New York University in 2003.

Career edit

Kapoor started her career as a lead developer for International Computers Limited (later acquired by Fujitsu), acting as a consultant on projects for Sega, Virgin Cosmetics, and the BBC.[2]

Having worked closely with the London-based creative agency Iris during the London 2012 Olympics, she became the regional director of digital operations for Iris in New Delhi.[3]

In 2017, Kapoor became the chief operating officer for the not-for-profit micro:bit Educational Foundation.[2] In this role she organized campaigns to encourage uptake of the Micro Bit in schools.[4][5] During her tenure the micro:bit Educational Foundation was the European regional winner of the MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge's Skills Development & Opportunity Matching award.[6]

In 2019 she established a new Shorinji Kempo club for the LGBTQ community in and around Camden.[7] She is now a lead instructor at the Camden branch and an accredited examiner for the British Shorinji Kempo Federation.[8]

  1. ^ "Kavita Kapoor | LinkedIn". LinkedIn. Retrieved 21 October 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ a b "Micro:bit Foundation appoints Kavita Kapoor as the new COO - Exchange4media". Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  3. ^ "iris appoints Kavita Kapoor as regional digital director of operations for the iris Delhi office". Campaign Brief Asia. 7 March 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Coding the Future". Nominet. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  5. ^ Booth, Giles (October 2018). "The micro:bit Global Challenge" (PDF). micro:mag. 2: 9–11.
  6. ^ "Micro:bit Educational Foundation". MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Camden Shorinji Kempo: Cindex". cindex.camden.gov.uk. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Our Club – Camden Shorinji Kempo". Retrieved 21 October 2020.