Diversity

The Philadelphia region is the leader for gender diversity in the technology industry, according to a new CBRE Group research report. The report, called “Scoring Tech Talent,” ranks 50 U.S. markets according to their ability to attract and grow tech talent. Philadelphia was first with 31 percent of the tech occupations in the market being held by women. The report from the Los Angeles-based commercial real estate company also ranks Philadelphia as a top five market for millennial population growth, a characteristic shared by strong tech talent markets nationwide.

theCO, a West Tennessee based community of entrepreneurs, creatives and developers, is pleased to announce that twelve area high school students have won a trip to San Francisco for earning the highest honors in the second annual "CO:de Catalyst" coding course and competition. The seven girls and five boys in the winning group provide a welcome contrast to the much-discussed nationwide lack of diversity in STEM fields. "Our winners truly represent West Tennessee and its bright future," said theCO CEO Ben Ferguson.

Like any decent researcher, I started prepping for this article by gathering data to show the problem: that a lack of diversity plagues technology companies and startups in the Triangle and across the country. But the truth is, you’ve seen that data. You don’t need to see another infographic to know that there are far too few women and people of color working in startups, founding companies, and sitting in their executive suites or boardrooms—you’ve already seen what that looks like in person. Nor do you need proof of the abysmal number of female and minority venture capitalists and angel investors in the field because you’ve noticed the lack of diversity when you’ve interacted with them.

University of Oklahoma alumnus Clyde E. “Trey” Moore III of Tulsa has been named Associate Director for Diversity Enrichment Programs and Coordinator of Student and Alumni Engagement in Recruitment Services. The Associate Director position was created in January by Recruitment Services to work with current students and alumni to enhance and participate in recruitment programming and strategy. The Associate Director will also oversee the Diversity Enrichment Intern Program as well as work with in-state and out-of-state recruiters on minority enrollment growth.