Maura O. Banta is IBM’s Director of Citizenship Initiatives in Education. She joined IBM in 1973 as a marketing representative and held positions in Sales, Insurance Industry Consulting and Marketing Management before joining the Corporate Citizenship Department. In 2006 Maura was named Eastern Regional Manager for IBM’s corporate philanthropy, government relations and community relations. She assumed her current role in 2012.
Ms. Banta is a board member of the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, the Boston Plan for Excellence, The Rennie Center for Education Research and Policy, and The Carroll School of Management at Boston College. Maura is a former chair of the board of the Mass Business Alliance for Education. She served for 6 years on The Massachusetts Educational Management and Audit Council under both Governor Swift and Governor Romney. Maura chaired the Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education from 2008-2014 under an appointment by Governor Patrick.
