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“We think of ourselves as an incubator for new social solutions, and we work with partners who can help us engineer positive social change – faster, easier and with real impact,” explained Rose Stuckey Kirk, president of the Verizon Foundation. In a wide-ranging interview, we discussed the foundation’s focus on U.S. education, specifically measurement and teacher training, along with healthcare and energy projects, collaborating with nonprofits and other partners, leadership lessons, and much more.