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Jan
News
26
Jan
PDC doles out $100K for tech diversity projects
The Portland Development Commission is throwing funds behind one of the five action items highlighted in the city’s much-discussed tech diversity pledge.
25
Jan
Diversity: Start The Conversation
Diversity in the startup industry is a widely discussed topic lately, and rightfully so. At CES 2016, we dove deep into the topic and discussed the tough questions. Is it more than a pipeline issue? Who should be leading the conversation? What’s the end goal? We talked with leaders from Pandora, Instacart, Jopwell, and the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) about the current landscape and solutions for companies and individuals alike to spark change.
25
Jan
How Philly sees itself: Hub for health IT, civic hacking, tech diversity
The flagship program of a top-down campaign to grow Philadelphia’s healthcare IT scene launched on a cool fall morning on the 44th floor of the iconic Independence Blue Cross tower in Center City.
22
Jan
Why race and culture matter in the c-suite.
It was a dream job, the type of assignment that could make or break the career of an ambitious executive with an eye toward the top. “It was my first big promotion,” says Bernard J. Tyson, the 57-year-old CEO of Kaiser Permanente, a health care company with nearly $60 billion in annual revenue. The year was 1992, and Tyson, then in his early thirties, had been named administrator of one of Kaiser’s newest hospitals, in Santa Rosa, Calif. “Everyone knew this was the hospital to lead,” he says.
22
Jan