Mary McCain
Senior Vice President

Mary McCain is Senior Vice President of TechVision21, a Washington, DC consulting group that leverages business, technology and government expertise to help organizations: pinpoint and secure federal research and technology funding; forge critical alliances with business and government leaders; perform cutting edge research and analysis; and promote and protect their interests in Washington. Mary specializes in workforce development, education, and technology’s role in learning and work.  Her clients include Microsoft, CIGNA, the National Association of Manufacturers and Cannon Financial Institute.

Prior to joining TechVision21, Dr. McCain served as Director of the Commission on Technology and Adult Learning (2000-2001), a joint initiative of the National Governors' Association and the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD). The Commission’s thirty members – leaders in business, government, labor and education - examined the impacts of technology on adult, work-related learning and made recommendations for policy and practice to support learning in the digital age. From 1990-2000, Mary was Vice President for Policy and Public Leadership for ASTD, with responsibility for public policy and government relations – in the US and internationally - and for developing ASTD’s position in emerging issues and coalitions.
Previously, she worked for US Senator Ernest F. Hollings (D-SC).

Mary is well known on the national policy level, with extensive experience working with the U.S. Congress and Administration and with national organizations representing business, education and labor in Washington, DC.   During her tenure at ASTD, she helped to develop and secure passage of the legislation that became the foundation for national workforce development policy in the last decade.  She assists public and private sector organizations in developing policy, legislative and funding strategies to secure maximum impact and influence.  In recent years, Mary represented various corporations and organizations in working with federal agencies and with international organizations on issues ranging from the integration of technology into K-12 education, using technology to raise the literacy and English language ability for low-skilled adults, and programs to raise the access to information and telecommunications training in the US and globally.

Dr. McCain is a frequent speaker and participant in formal and informal forums concerned with technology’s role in learning, skills and jobs, and is currently engaged in convening individuals and organizations to develop strategies that promote a more visible and aggressive role for the public sector in advancing technology and learning.
McCain holds a PhD. in European labor and economic history from Georgetown University, where she received a Fulbright Scholarship; an M.A. from the University of South Carolina; and an undergraduate degree cum laude from Vassar College.