Connor Donovan

Background

About Connor Donovan

Connor, a native of Little Rock, Arkansas, has a passion for tackling complex global challenges through intercultural communication, understanding, and collaboration. He currently serves as a Program Officer at World Learning in Washington, D.C, where he supports the U.S. Department of State with its premier professional exchange program, the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP). He has ample startup experience, having most recently supported the development of an e-commerce fashion company and having founded Me.Mentor, a social enterprise SaaS startup designed to help schools develop virtual mentorship programs for their students. He also has experience working internationally, having spearheaded business development and educational matchmaking projects for a premier graduate school system in Angoulême, France, and having completed several projects through internship work as a research analyst for the International Trade Administration at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, China. Connor graduated as the top student from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 2017 with a Bachelor of Business Administration in International Business - Chinese Concentration. He received his Master of Public Service from the Clinton School of Public Service in 2019 with focus areas in international relations, economic development, and education. Connor is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and holds a certificate in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace from the University of South Florida.