Charles F. Kane

Charles F. Kane is a Senior Lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management, affiliated with the Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Strategic Management Group and Global Economics and Management. He combines academic expertise with extensive industry experience as a financial executive, board member, and coauthor of the book Learning to Change the World—the Social Impact of One Laptop per Child.

• BBA in Accounting from University of Notre Dame
• MBA in International Finance from Babson College

His research interests include:

• International financial strategies for globalizing corporations
• Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) analysis
• Social entrepreneurship and nonprofit financial leadership
• Corporate governance and audit committee roles

Kane’s career spans executive positions at RSA Security, Aspen Technology, Corechange, and Informix Software, along with board memberships at Progress Software, Carbonite, and the Hult Global Challenge. His work emphasizes the intersection of finance, technology, and social impact, particularly through his involvement with the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) Foundation.