Saone Partners was launched in July 2017 to address the Nation’s emergent need for STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) advocacy and workforce development.
Dr. Kim Barnette (Co-founder and former Chief Operating Officer of Delta Decisions of DC, LLC) founded Saone Partners to lead research, analysis and transformative solutions for workforce development and K-20 education initiatives in STEAM.
Saone (pronounced Say-OWN) is the river on which the first steamboat traveled. The steam engine was one of the most important technologies that led the Industrial Revolution.
STEAM is the 21st century vessel for bringing ideas to opportunities.
STEM + Art = STEAM.
STEAM is a movement championed by the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) and widely adopted by institutions, corporations and individuals worldwide.