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One of the many reasons I invited CIO Edward Wagoner to participate in our #4TechDiversity series is his stats. The world loves good numbers and, when it comes to diversity numbers, he and his talented IT team have some impressive ones to share. Consider the fact that 40% his JLL IT team members are fromRead more

Our diversity in IT blog series continues with Part Two of our discussion with Ce Cole Dillon, co-founder and COO of Student Loan 411. In our first conversation, Ce shared with us many of the demographic insights she has studied and gathered in her work with the League of Black Women. We learned that asRead more

Some jobs require “nerves of steel.” Jobs that place you on the front lines of life and death—surgeons, fighter pilots, mountain rescue workers, firefighters, police officers, etc.—are not for the faint of heart. In fact, the calm bravery needed for such jobs sometimes made me a bit cynical of the term “managerial courage.” Courage toRead more

I can’t think of a better person to carry our #4TechDiversity blog series into 2016 than the brilliant and groundbreaking tech entrepreneur Shradha Agarwal. Named a Champion of Change by the White House and the 2015 Prominent Woman in Tech by the Illinois Technology Association, Shradha is the co-founder of ContextMedia, a health information servicesRead more

Thank you for returning to #4TechDiversity as we explore diversity issues in the IT workforce. In this latest installment, we are proud to present a thoughtful and personal essay on diversity from Scott Morey, Executive Vice President at S&P 500 Company General Growth Properties, Inc. Scott begins by looking at diversity at the personal level:Read more

Welcome back to #4TechDiversity—a blog series focused on exploring workplace diversity issues, perspectives and opportunities with leading IT executives. Robin Hamerlinck, the Senior Vice President and CIO of audio leader Shure Incorporated, has joined us this month and provided some powerful insights into how she and Shure approach diversity. Learn how diversity goals and commitmentRead more

Welcome to the first installment of #4TechDiversity—McCann Partners’ new blogging series exploring diversity issues in the IT workforce. We will be tapping into the minds of technology and business leaders who are actively and enthusiastically working to build more diverse technology teams and workplaces. This month, we are thrilled to welcome the wise and wittyRead more