Anthony Bloome is the Founder and Executive Director of the Mobiles for Education (mEducation) Alliance. He has specialized in the field of international development, global education, and technology for over 25 years.

From 2009 to 2020, he was USAID’s Senior Education Technology Specialist. While there, he founded the mEducation Alliance to strengthen global collaboration and catalyze knowledge exchange and evidence-informed investments for EdTech use in developing countries. He also founded the All Children Reading: A Grand Challenge for Development as an open innovation competition and partnership with World Vision and Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) to catalyze tech-based innovations to advance early grade reading.

From 2006-2009, Tony was Peace Corps’ technology for development specialist where he supported staff and volunteer activities across all development sectors.

From 1995-2006, he served as a distance education specialist for the World Bank in Washington, D.C., and Zimbabwe where he focused on various applications of technology for education, health, and youth and workforce development.