Danielle Rourke

Chief Technology and Innovation Strategist - Higher Education

Danielle Rourke is a Dell Technologies Senior Higher Education Strategist and brings extensive leadership and technology skills, having worked in a variety of disciplines and industries. Prior to joining Dell Technologies, Danielle served as an Associate Director of Information Technology for the University of Colorado Boulder, where she championed new and innovative methods of utilizing technology to make education more accessible to under-served student populations. A technologist and analyst at heart, Danielle's true passion is helping broker technological solutions to help students, staff, and faculty across the globe engage more fully in the power of education. Danielle has been a gamer her whole life and now brings her passion for games and immersive technology to speaking with schools, clubs, and universities about the ways esports can facilitate social and emotional learning, diversity, equity, and inclusiveness, and help students find career pathways in a growing industry that they are passionate about.