Kristen Titus
@kristentitus
Activist. Technologist. Feminist. Idealist. // ED @CognizantFdn Former Chief Tech & Innovation Officer @NYGov Fmr @nycgov & Founding Exec Director @GirlsWhoCode
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01-12-2009 21:52:03
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This is leadership—wow. A beautiful tribute to UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski that gave me goosebumps throughout. TY Erica L. Green www-nytimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.nytime…
Unbelievable. The The New York Times gender reporter marking “the end of the girlboss” with story of 37yo who built a billion dollar company. Can we get Claire Cain Miller on this? nytimes.com/2022/05/26/sty…
So proud of Kate Dineen for sharing her story, on the front page of today’s The Boston Globe. ❤️ bostonglobe.com/2022/05/21/bus…
The demand for #tech jobs will increase exponentially over coming years—and yet, only 49% of US high schools offer #computerscience courses.
Read our 2021 Impact Report to see how we're working with our partners to expand access to critical skills. cognizantusfoundation.org/news/sharing-t…
The #tech industry is facing challenges both in recruiting talent and increasing diversity—trends we’re digging into at #asugsvsummit .
Read more on how some of the biggest global employers are changing the game in workshiftnews’ new explainer series. workshift.opencampusmedia.org/work-shift-exp…
Congrats to the JUST Capital team—and great to celebrate with corporate and foundation leaders today at Nasdaq. Cc: Justina Nixon-Saintil Susan Spector McPherson Carmen Sachiko Villar Lata Reddy
Proud member of the Gayatri Agnew sisterhood. Thanking the many sisterhoods that came before us and made our paths possible—today and every day.
'This is urgent. Technology isn’t just an industry—it’s the foundation of every industry. All jobs are becoming ‘tech jobs' or tech adjacent. If we don’t get this right, we will miss the boat to address equity in our workforce as a whole,' says @KristenTitus.
#GlassClassCeiling
Pursuit Lawrence Katz David Autor Matt Notowidigdo @toby_r_c Join us and WorkRise on 3/9 to learn more of the existing evidence cited in this review and ongoing RCTs to guide policy, program design, & investment in sectoral employment, featuring Lawrence Katz Jukay Hsu @MauriceOneTen Kristen Titus. Register here: j-p.al/wpw
This is an exciting moment in tech workforce—one that brings opportunity to every state. Secretary Gina Raimondo on the $65B broadband allocation: 'We are requiring every state to include job training in their plan and requiring that they prioritize diversity and equity.' #NSCSummit2022
A welcome reminder from Ursula Burns in conversation with Darren Walker: The most important leadership skill today is the ability to 'define reality and give hope.' youtube.com/watch?v=SDGM7d…