Kim Smith is the co-founder and CEO of Learning Beautiful, a company creating timeless, Montessori-inspired toys for young children to learn the basics of computer science, without computers. In 2017, Kim received a Master of Science degree from the MIT Media Lab, where she was a Learning Fellow with the Learning Innovation Fellowship. As part of the Social Computing Group, Kim worked as the creative director for the development of Wildflower Schools, now a non-profit organization that facilitates the network of shopfront Montessori Schools.She holds an MFA in Fine Art from the School of Visual Arts in New York City and completed her BFA in Fine Art and Art History from Oregon State University. From 2007- 2009, she served in the US Peace Corps in rural Zambia as an educator where she led the construction and development of the area's first preschool.