Michelle Martin leads Global Communications and Marketing for Qualcomm® Wireless ReachTM, a strategic initiative that brings wireless technology to underserved communities globally. Wireless Reach invests in programs that foster entrepreneurship, aid in public safety, enhance the delivery of health care, enrich teaching and learning and improve environmental sustainability. Wireless Reach has positively impacted more than 12 million people through 100+ programs in nearly 50 countries. In her role, Martin oversees all communications and marketing efforts for a global team that uses Qualcomm technology to work towards achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. At the age of 23, Martin founded Karuna International, a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing global awareness and volunteerism among youth. Through a global service-learning program called My First Passport, underserved youth were given a global education course and scholarships to travel and volunteer abroad for the first time. Passionate about global development, Martin has spent time volunteering in Ghana, Brazil and Poland and consulted for the governments of Liberia and Ghana, developing microfinance and sustainable business plans. With 20 years of experience, Martin is a seasoned communications professional who has worked across a wide range of industries, including positions with the Los Angeles Kings, Rysher Entertainment, Fuel TV and the Dream Foundation. She has managed global media relations in-house and at boutique PR firms, garnering online, print and broadcast media coverage for her clients. In addition, she is a freelance writer whose work has been published in outlets such as Newsweek, Entrepreneur and VOGUE. Martin is currently pursuing a Certificate in Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship from Stanford. She holds a Master’s degree in Leadership and Nonprofit Management from the University of San Diego and a Bachelor’s degree in Global Studies and Spanish from U.C. Santa Barbara. She also spent a year studying at the Universidad del Pais Vasco in Spain.