Sentences with phrase «tech executive who»

«It's tricky and it's going to be hard, but there are ways it can be dealt with,» says Virginia Sen. Mark Warner, a former tech executive who has led investigations into Russian interference on social media over the last year as the top Democrat on the Intelligence Committee.

Among them were Bebe Chueh, cofounding partner of the innovative technology - based law firm Atrium LLP; Chrissie Lightfoot, cofounder and CEO of Robot Lawyer LISA; Dorna Moini, the lawyer who founded HelpSelf Legal to help low - income people handle common legal problems; Emily Montgomery, the Las Vegas attorney who launched the legal keyboard product Citepad; Melinda Sungenis Black, the veteran legal tech executive who is preparing to launch The Expert Witness Exchange; and Amy Wan, the lawyer who started Bootstrap Legal to help real estate investors get legal paperwork done more easily.

• The Rural Technology Fund, founded by a tech executive who had limited access to computers when he was growing up in rural Kentucky, helps out - of - the - way schools get equipment and books to help ignite a «spark» for studying electronics, programming or engineering; and gives scholarships to students from rural communities who hope to pursue careers in technology.

«In just the last 48 hours, I've spoken to a female tech executive who was grabbed by a male C.E.O. at a large event and another female executive who was asked to interview at a venture fund because they «feel like they need to hire a woman,»» said Dick Costolo, the former chief of Twitter, who now runs the fitness start - up Chorus.

As a tech executive who often traveled on business, Aaron Easterly was constantly asking friends and family to care for Caramel, his beloved Pomeranian.

But he's not the only tech executive who's claiming that the smartphone could, one day, die.

But the deceased tech CEO and many tech executives who serve on each other's boards (including Apple's, Google's, Intel's and Intuit's) were the focus of a recently settled class - action lawsuit.

He joins a growing list of male investors and tech executives who recently lost their jobs or faced public shaming over sexual harassment scandals as more women come forward to report incidents — a trend experts say is reshaping how Silicon Valley deals with allegations of inappropriate behavior.

The Time article, which features a gavel about to smash an apple on the cover, is headlined, «Rotten Apples: It's nearly impossible to fire a bad teacher; some tech millionaires may have found a way to change that,» and is a look at the history of the case and the wealthy group of tech executives who have helped support it.

But on Mr. Xi's propaganda page, Mr. Zuckerberg got only one mention — in a list of the many tech executives who met the Chinese president.

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Then there's this comment by a female tech executive McClure quotes: «There's a special place in Hell for women who «make it,» but aren't willing to turn around and help their peers who haven't.»

Among U.S. tech companies founded between 1995 and 2005, 25.3 % had a chief executive or lead technologist who was foreign - born.

One of the biggest hurdles to growing Canada's tech sector is attracting and retaining seasoned executives who know how to spur that growth.

Since Kimberlin's first check, Backstage Capital has collected investments from a who's who of tech investors and executives, including Marc Andreessen, Lowercase Capital founder Chris Sacca and his wife, Crystal English, Rose Tech Ventures managing partner David Rose, Box co-founder and CEO Aaron Levie, and Swati Mylavarapu of Kleiner Perkins Caufield Bytech investors and executives, including Marc Andreessen, Lowercase Capital founder Chris Sacca and his wife, Crystal English, Rose Tech Ventures managing partner David Rose, Box co-founder and CEO Aaron Levie, and Swati Mylavarapu of Kleiner Perkins Caufield ByTech Ventures managing partner David Rose, Box co-founder and CEO Aaron Levie, and Swati Mylavarapu of Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers.

«Last year, Parkwood Entertainment created new departments and recruited new executives from the tech, business and entertainment sectors who joined the team to help grow Parkwood and its interests,» Beyoncé's rep, Yvette Noel - Schure, said in a statement to Page Six.

Equally unfortunate are the four publishers who took a pass on J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter manuscript, and the Microsoft executives who didn't want anything to do with a small tech startup called Amazon.

SurveyMonkey CEO David Goldberg, who died this month at age 47, embodied the idea of the tech disruptor, the company's temporary executive chairman said Friday.

When Marissa Mayer took over as Yahoo's chief executive one year ago today, the world knew her as a woman who could pretty much write her own ticket in the tech industry.

Depends on who you ask, but most economists (and a lot of tech executives) believe the benefits of immigration far outweigh the costs.

McDonnell, who has years of experience in senior executive posts in the tech world, stepped into the top job four years ago and moved quickly to create a sales - oriented ethos at the firm.

In November, BuzzFeed reported that an Uber executive, Emil Michael, had suggested using the company's customer data to dig up dirt on long - time tech reporter, Sarah Lacy, who is known for being critical of the startup.

He's a technology executive who has scaled B2C and B2B tech companies in mobile, social, e-commerce, and advertising.

Michalska was paired with Kasha Cacy, CEO of Universal McCann U.S., who connected her to executives at some of the biggest tech companies in the world.

Adam Brotman, a Starbucks executive who transformed the company into a tech innovator, is leaving the company for J Crew, Recode reports.

The tech company's financial results come on the heels of a wide - ranging discussion between President - elect Donald Trump and technology CEOs, including Oracle Chief Executive Safra Catz, who was officially added to Trump's transition team on Thursday.

He became one of those executives with the «visionary» label, who can predict where a market is going before it happens, and was asked to join the board of directors of two of the most important companies in tech, Microsoft and Facebook.

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Another early morning in Vancouver, BC and a meeting starts with a full house of equity crowdfunding industry participants including entrepreneurs, lawyers, investors, securities regulators, government, tech and finance executives who want to make sure this city keeps its crown as the entrepreneur and tech startup capital of Canada.

Drew Houston, Dropbox's chief executive, will soon join a small club of tech founders who took their start - up all the way through to the public markets.

Possibilities for reforming the distribution of H - 1B visas, which are used largely by the tech industry, were discussed at a meeting last month with chief executives of tech companies at Trump Tower, said two sources, who asked not to be named because they were not authorized to talk about the closed - door talks.

Allyson Kapin, founder of Rad Campaign and Women Who Tech in Washington, D.C., says previous incidents, such as Uber advertising that was demeaning to women and a top executive's suggestion that the company conduct opposition research on journalists who are critical of Uber, were shocking and disappointing but hadn't kept her from hailing rides on the smartphone aWho Tech in Washington, D.C., says previous incidents, such as Uber advertising that was demeaning to women and a top executive's suggestion that the company conduct opposition research on journalists who are critical of Uber, were shocking and disappointing but hadn't kept her from hailing rides on the smartphone awho are critical of Uber, were shocking and disappointing but hadn't kept her from hailing rides on the smartphone app.

Yet Mr. Trump's immigration order has been so unpopular with so many tech workers — many of whom are immigrants themselves and who advocate globalization — that they are now exerting pressure on their chief executives to push back forcefully against the administration.

We are fortunate to partner closely with scientists, entrepreneurs and executives who are building transformative biotech and tech companies.

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Those executives, several confidential sources affirm, have been surprised at his forthrightness and sureness, two qualities that come as no surprise to those who have worked with the tech entrepreneur.

Tech executive, board member, and angel investor Dr. Patti Fletcher recognizes those rules and then showcases the women who have found success by breaking them.

Lee said she would further urge executives this week to address the «unfortunate displacement of people» who have lived in the Bay Area, amid the skyrocketing costs of living, fueled by a tech boom that has helped some, but not all.

We provide detailed sales training courses for sales teams and sales management who are seeking a proven method on how to connect and sell high tech offerings to C - Level management executives.

Color has raised $ 150 million from venture capital firms like General Catalyst as well as Bay Area tech luminaries including Max Levchin, a PayPal co-founder; Sundar Pichai, Google's chief executive; and Laurene Powell Jobs, a philanthropist - investor who is the widow of the Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.

Dr. Fletcher is the author of Disrupters: Success Strategies From Women Who Break the Mold, a seasoned tech executive, award - winning marketing influencer, board member, angel investor, speaker, and granddaughter of an Armenian Genocide survivor.

Kalanick's recent comments echo those of Apple (AAPL) CEO Tim Cook, who was one of about a dozen tech executives to meet with Trump at Trump Tower last month.

«We're asking questions about everything we buy now: I want to know that my makeup isn't full of toxins, my clothing wasn't made by children, and my food is free of pesticides,» says Melissa Mock, a 30 - year - old tech startup executive who got engaged last summer.

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However, as someone who has served as a senior diplomat, tech executive, and social innovation entrepreneur, I want to put it at the top of their reading list!

Hank Adams is a technology entrepreneur who most recently was Chief Executive Officer of Sportvision, Inc., growing the leading sports tech company for 14 years before selling it in 2016.

Kemmerer, a tech entrepreneur and executive - committee member of the Bay Ridge Democrats, is challenging 12 - year incumbent Marty Golden, who's been a frequent obstacle to safe - streets policies in the State Senate.

She is perhaps the most prominent high - tech executive to launch a political career this year, along with the ex-CEO of Hewlett Packard, Carly Fiorina, who is a potential challenger to Sen. Barbara Boxer (D - Calif.).

In a press release following the project's ULURP certification and ahead of the community board hearing, GVPA executive director Andrew Berman, who made his case to the community board Wednesday night, argued that if the «surrounding predominantly residential neighborhood» is not protected, the tech hub would «accelerate the transformation of the area.»

He is an accomplished executive who has held numerous leadership positions in the biopharma and med tech industries.

Other senior authors are Charles Keller, MD, who was at Oregon Health & Science University when the research was conducted and is now scientific director and interim executive director of the Children's Cancer Therapy Development Institute in Fort Collins, Colorado; Jacques Grill, MD, PhD, at University of Paris - Sud; and Ranadip Pal, PhD, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at Texas Tech University.