On June 29, the Supreme Court changed the face of college admissions, with ripple effects likely to span from the classroom to the boardroom. This ruling is significant, and has the potential to alter the course and very composition of our academic, public and private institutions. More recently, both public officials and private actors have …
Members, we hope you can join SVLG’s roundtable in San Jose on April 25 from 3:30 P.M. – 4:30 P.M. PDT with Supervisor Ellenberg and SVLG’s SVP of Inclusion and Belonging, Lisa Gauthier. They will dive into her priorities for her term and discuss opportunities for engagement between the county and SVLG member companies.
Members, we hope you can join SVLG’s roundtable in San Jose on April 25 from 3:30 P.M. – 4:30 P.M. PDT with Supervisor Ellenberg and SVLG’s SVP of Inclusion and Belonging, Lisa Gauthier. They will dive into her priorities for her term and discuss opportunities for engagement between the county and SVLG member companies.
Join us at SVLG member San Francisco State University on March 7 from 10:00 A.M – 11:30 A.M. PST for the first roundtable under our Inclusion & Belonging – Center of Expertise! We’ll hear from experts like Carmen Domingo, Dean of SFSU’s College of Science & Engineering, and Kristin Campbell Reed, Executive Director of Citizenship …
According to a new Pew Research Center survey, a majority of workers who quit their job in 2021 left because of low pay, no opportunities for advancement, and feelings of disrespect at work. This Harris Poll survey showed how many Americans have started to confront systemic racial injustice for the first time, contributing to what’s …
On Monday, March 28th, 2022 at 9:30 AM PST / 12:30 PM EST the first in a series of groundbreaking conversations between HBCU Presidents and Silicon Valley Executives will take place. Closing the Gap: A Peer-to-Peer Conversation between HBCU Presidents and Silicon Valley Executives will feature the President of Morehouse College, David A. Thomas, Ph.D., …
On Thursday, January 13th, 2021, from 11:00am – 12:00pm PST, SVLG’s Racial Justice and Equity Team will kick off 2022 with a peer-to-peer conversation about corporate diversity. The event will highlight a resource developed by several distinguished members of Stanford Business School (GSB) Class of 1994, Racial Equity Playbook — a tool designed to help corporations make meaningful changes to …
WASHINGTON, DC (Dec. 2, 2021)—UNCF – the nation’s most effective minority education organization – and the Silicon Valley Leadership Group (SVLG) – California’s most dynamic business association, representing more than 350 leading companies in Silicon Valley – today announced a partnership and initiative that will connect HBCU students to internship and career opportunities within the Silicon Valley tech companies, and address longstanding tech-workforce diversity issues.
SAN JOSÉ, CA (December 1, 2021) — Federal officials from the U.S. Departments of Education and Health and Human Services will join an important conversation around mental health challenges among the nation’s youth stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. The conversation comes on the heels of a recent report issued by SVLG examining how Bay Area schools are addressing the underlying stressors and concerns facing local youth during the pandemic. The summit will also include an important announcement around establishing new career pathways between Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Silicon Valley’s innovation ecosystem.
San Jose, CA (Nov. 30, 2021) — The Silicon Valley Leadership Group today unveiled its new Launch Circuit Initiative, a startup support network in which a dynamic and diverse selection of founders will gain access to training, networks, events, access to capital, and mentoring curated to propel them toward success. SVLG CEO Ahmad Thomas emphasized the importance of supporting entrepreneurs in a highly competitive business environment.
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