Kimberly A. Bassett

Kimberly A. Bassett is the Executive Director of The Wireless Foundation. In this role, she is responsible for the Foundation’s charitable programs that enhance America’s communities through wireless technology.  Most recently, Ms. Bassett has helped to launch an unprecedented, public-private partnership, text4baby, a free mobile health service for expectant mothers. This award-winning initiative, involving stakeholders from the White House to community health workers across the country, demonstrates the wireless industry’s commitment to giving every child a chance at a healthy start and a safe and nurturing environment in which to grow.

Ms. Bassett joined The Wireless Foundation after having served as Director of External Affairs for Verizon Washington, DC, where she was responsible for community engagement, government relations, employee advocacy and management of the Verizon Foundation. She worked as the Director of Programs and Partnerships for The Stephen Case Foundation, an initiative to bridge the digital divide in underserved communities. Kimberly served as a presidential appointee in the Clinton Administration under U.S. Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley, in the America Reads Challenge, a four-year national campaign to promote the importance of all children reading well and independently by the end of the 3rd grade.  She has also worked in many other capacities within the Democratic Party.

In her spare time, Kimberly Bassett serves on the boards of the Family Online Safety Institute, Web Wise Kids, The Phelps Architecture, Construction and Engineering High School Foundation and the Step Afrika Dance Company.

Ms. Bassett holds a Bachelor of Arts from North Carolina Central University and a Master of Arts from North Carolina A&T State University.