Yearly Gathering Will Focus on Building Resiliency and Navigating Purposeful Change in Volatile Times SAN JOSE, CA – September 24, 2020 – The Silicon Valley Leadership Group today announced that Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), will join its members, partners, community leaders and elected officials for …
San Jose, CA, September 23, 2020: Today, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an Executive Order accelerating the state’s deployment of zero-emission vehicles by 2035. “The Silicon Valley Leadership Group applauds Governor Newsom for his leadership on climate. The transportation sector accounts for almost fifty percent of our state’s climate pollution. California must invest in and …
Silicon Valley Recovery Roundtable Delivers Roadmap to a “Better Normal” for Community—Immediately & Long Term Mountain View, Calif. – August 26, 2020 – The leaders of the Silicon Valley Recovery Roundtable (SVRR) today delivered “Building a Better Normal,” the multi-faceted plan to tackle the Valley’s most pressing problems — those brought on by the pandemic …
Support of Boardroom Diversity Effort is Important Step in Influential Business Group’s Larger Objective to Achieve Greater Racial Equity Throughout the Workforce SAN JOSE, CA – August 25, 2020 – The Silicon Valley Leadership Group today announced its support for Assembly Bill 979 (Holden), requiring that public companies with executive offices in the state appoint …
San Jose, CA – August 21, 2020 – The Silicon Valley Leadership Group, Bay Area Council, Ohlone College and the Bay Area Community College Consortium are hosting Hire Together, the first region-wide virtual career fair, on August 25. The career fair is is free for students and job seekers from 20+ universities, community colleges, and workforce boards …
CEO Ahmad Thomas to Lead Closing Keynote Conversation with IBM’s Laura Guio San Jose, CA – August 12, 2020 – It was announced today that Becky Pringle, President-elect of the National Education Association, and the highest-ranking African American female labor leader in the U.S., will deliver the opening keynote at Education Summit 2020. Becky is …
Virtual event explores Post-COVID Equity, Education & Talent Development San Jose, CA – August 6, 2020 – The Silicon Valley Leadership Group is proud to host our Education Summit 2020, which convenes leaders from business, education and government for one of California’s premier education policy and talent development conferences. Framed by COVID-19 and tensions in …
Executives, Activists and Policymakers to Speak on Climate Action and Cleantech Innovation San Jose, CA – July 30, 2020 – The science is clear. We have a limited amount of time to act if we want to avoid the worst consequences of a rapidly warming world. Yet, transforming our economy at the pace and on …
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Local Executive Brings Public Policy, Finance, and Social Leadership Experience to the Premier Technology Professional Association SAN JOSE, Calif. – July 23, 2020 – The Silicon Valley Leadership Group is proud to announce that it has selected Ahmad Thomas as its new CEO effective August 10, 2020. He succeeds Carl Guardino, who served the group …
Congresswoman Karen Bass to Speak on Racial Justice & Equity San Jose, CA, July 17, 2020 – 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment that guarantees and protects a woman’s constitutional right to vote. Today, more than 68 million women in the United States vote in elections because of the …
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