The Supreme Court’s recent ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade will negatively impact the health of millions of women across the country and could undermine the role of women in the workplace. We’ll be hearing from Congresswoman Anna G. Eshoo, Gaby Santana Goldstein (Head of Business at startup, HeyJane), and Sara El-Amine (Head of Public …
As we head into the summer months and our state continues to experience extreme drought, State Water Resources Control Board Chair, Joaquin Esquivel, will give an update on our water supply outlook, strategies for management, and new emergency regulations to conserve water for health and human safety. Marty Kropelnicki, President & CEO of California Water Service, …
SAN JOSÉ, CA (June 28, 2022) — Ahmad Thomas, CEO of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, issued the following statement today in response to the announcement of an agreement on California’s budget for FY 2022-23:
Save the date! We’ll be sending out invitations soon for an exclusive roundtable with David Hochschild, Chair of the California Energy Commission. California Energy Commission Chair David Hochschild is a long time member of the Commission, originally appointed in 2012 by Gov. Brown and elevated to Chair by Gov. Newsom in 2019. He also has …
Save the date for a special virtual roundtable discussion about the public health impacts stemming from gun violence, featuring two of the nation’s leading researchers on the subject, former Kaiser Permanente CEO Dr. Robert Pearl and Dr. Garen Wintemute who runs the Violence Prevention Research Center at UC Davis. Assemblymember Marc Berman will moderate the …
SAN JOSE, CA (June 16, 2022) – Citing the “existential threat to civilization” posed by the climate crisis, former Vice President Al Gore today joined the chorus of leading global voices calling for new, more effective leadership at the World Bank at the “ESG to Carbon Free Summit,” presented by Western Digital and the Silicon Valley Leadership Group (SVLG).
As Vice President for Environmental Policy at the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, Mary Holing is a passionate advocate for climate action at the intersection of business and government.
Mary leads SVLG’s Silicon Valley Climate Collective, which regularly convenes SVLG member company CEOs with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in order to coordinate their efforts to combat climate change in a way that simultaneously invigorates and supports U.S. businesses. The Climate Collective demonstrates how clean technology and sustainability practices can safeguard the climate and grow the economy at the same time.
Facing a shortage of engineering talent, in 2014 LLNL partnered with the college of Las Positas, the Alameda County Workforce Board, and the nonprofit Growth Sector to create Vets2Tech, a program helping to train their next generation of engineers and engineering technicians.
For the last eight years, Vets2Tech has worked with Bay Area community colleges to develop math and physics curricula and technology training programs, and then funnel graduates, mostly veterans, into SVLG member companies including LLNL and LAM Research. The program quickly became a win-win for LLNL, LAM and the participating veterans, who had mechanical know-how, leadership skills, and security clearances, but lacked the resume they believed they needed to succeed in tech.
SAN JOSE, CA, (June 1, 2022) – The Silicon Valley Leadership Group (SVLG) today published the results of its 2022 Local and Regional Candidate Questionnaire as part of its commitment to creating a more equitable, sustainable and competitive future for the communities and companies powering the innovation economy. The report includes responses from 17 candidates running for seven local and regional offices across Silicon Valley – offering a range of views on affordable housing, business competitiveness, and how to best ensure a more equitable recovery for the region’s post-pandemic economy, among other topics.
SVLG will be hosting an in-person Legislator Appreciation Reception on Wednesday, June 22, to honor California’s Legislators for their resilient leadership during this pandemic. Our Legislators have navigated difficult uncertainties during the pandemic and we would like to thank them for standing by our companies, constituents, and all Californians in the midst of a global …
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