Jill Finlayson, Tsu-Jae Liu, and Brandie Nonnecke

Strategy professional with a passion for social impact and leveraging innovation and technology to foster inclusion. Experienced leader and mentor who has worked globally to amplify voices and advance entrepreneurship and promote economic opportunities for all. Promoting equitable workplaces through research and evidence based best practices; ecosystem events showcasing women and other under-included leaders in tech and allies in promoting inclusive policies and programs; and new pathways into tech for historically marginalized and minoritized communities. Instructor for Opportunity Tech and the Future of Work Challenge Lab at the Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology at UC Berkeley (http://bit.ly/OppTech). Future of Work Podcast host: https://voices.berkeley.edu/extension/future-of-work-podcast Programs: Annual Diversity in Tech Symposium, EDGE in Tech Athena Awards, EDGE in Tech Leadership Roundtables, Expert Seminar Series: Leading Trends in Human Resources, Moderator, Berkeley Global Leaders in Diversity and Inclusion Webinar Series, Corporate Diversity and Inclusion Survey, Opportunity Tech and the Future of Work Challenge Lab, DeCal Course on Inclusive Pathways into Tech, Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship Program Projects, Data Discovery Team Research, Mentorship for Big Ideas, Berkeley Staff Assembly, and TechWomen. Speaking Engagements: Grace Hopper Celebration, Diversity & Inclusion Research Conference, Women in Tech Symposium, Intelligent Automation Conference, International Network of Women Engineers & Scientists (INWES), Skoll World Forum, and Leaders in Diversity and Inclusion Webinar Series, and TechWomen.org events and delegations. Check out video playlists: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8eSepXxMt0Ru6IWHN5sHpg/playlists Specialties: strategy, creative problem solving, communication, critical thinking, design thinking, collaboration, global mindset, research, marketing, writing, social media, community, product, management, PR, training, curriculum, inter-cultural exchanges, cross-sector collaboration, ethics & AI. #futureofwork #opptech #womenintech #DEIBJ #inclusiveinnovation #startups #socialentrepreneurship #leadership #mentoring #socialimpact #metrics Tweets by ‎@jfinlayson @EDGEinTech; EDGE in Tech Blog at https://medium.com/@edgeintech