Sixth Grader Usurps Software Company

Thanks to education nonprofit PENCIL and Global Technology Preparatory, Jakai Wade took over IT management software maker CA, serving as company president for a day.

Meet Jakai Wade, a 12-year-old sixth grade student at Global Technology Preparatory school in East Harlem, N.Y. Wade took part in the President for a Day program at her school offered by PENCIL Program, which develops customized partnerships between business and school leaders. With her innovative answers to tough business questions, Wade found herself meeting with top executives at IT management software maker CA's Manhattan offices. Read more about what Wade learned after sitting in the hot seat at a high-tech company.


Republished with permission from Network World. (View original version.)