Suzanne Shank is a $2-trillion businesswoman whom few Detroiters have heard of. Shank, cofounder and CEO of Siebert Branford Shank, is one of the most successful African-American women on Wall Street. Under her watch and from her offices in the Buhl Building in Detroit, her firm...
Today, I only know of seven active early stage venture capital funds in America that have African American General Partners. There’s Troy Carter and Marlon Nichol’s Cross Culture Ventures, Charles Hudson’s Precursor VC, Kesha Cash’s Impact America Fund, Erik Moore’s Base VC, Lauren Maillian’s Gen...
Can money buy happiness? Psychologists and behavioral economists have been pondering this question for years. Or in other words, will a trip to the theater make someone happier than buying the latest gadget or vice versa? Research over the last decade or so has sent out...
We need to do more. Gender diversity within the technology industry remains a problem that can't be ignored, with half of the UK's population underrepresented precisely when the sector needs to enlist all of the talent it can. But, with an uncertain post-Brexit future...
SEATTLE—Demand for computer science education is exploding and, right now, traditional programs aren’t keeping up. Technology companies agree on the challenges within in the talent pipeline – the industry needs a way to train more qualified graduates, the workforce needs more women and people of...