State of Play V: Speakers' Bios

Profile

Jean Miller is Director of International Initiatives at Linden Lab, the creator of Second Life Virtual World. She is responsible for driving the evolution of the rapidly growing international community of residents of Second Life. Her work includes a strategic focus on localization, cultural-specific content creation, education and business development. At the Annenberg School for Communications at the University of Southern California, she directed the Reinventing Public Diplomacy Through Games competition. Prior to her work at the Annenberg School and Linden Lab, Miller was an international operations specialist for LucasArts Entertainment and worked in capital markets for Charles Schwab & Company. She received a bachelor's degree from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service and two master's degrees, from the London School of Economics and Annenberg School for Communication at USC.