June 11, 2021 – The Joint Venture Silicon Valley board of directors today elected three new board members at its quarterly meeting. Katie Ferrick, Senior Director of Workplace Programs at LinkedIn; Claire Johnston, Managing Director of Google Real Estate Development at LendLease; and Hrishika Vuppala Partner at McKinsey & Company, were unanimously elected to the body of leaders.
June 10, 2021 – Joint Venture’s Institute for Regional Studies has named Drew Starbird as a senior fellow. A frequent contributor to the Institute’s research on hunger and food assistance projects, Starbird will provide continuing counsel and work on broader initiatives. “Dean Starbird brings deep domain expertise and an analytical mind to our Institute,” said Russell Hancock, CEO of Joint Venture and president of the Institute for Regional Studies. Starbird is executive director of the My Own Business Institute and a professor in the department of information systems & analytics at Santa Clara University.
May 26, 2021 - In the wake of a horrific shooting in San Jose, Joint Venture expresses deep sadness for the families who lost their loved ones. Their loss is felt by an entire region rocked by the violence that has become too common across our nation. 
June 7, 2021 - Joint Venture recently endorsed 
June 7, 2021 - Joint Venture is convening a new initiative called Building Back Better. Using the Silicon Valley Recovery Roundtable and San Mateo County Recovery Initiative reports as a foundation, the initiative provides a backbone infrastructure for regional recovery efforts. 
June 7, 2021 - Joint Venture is looking for people who want to make a lasting difference in our communities. We are seeking a strategic leader to serve as founding executive director for the new Build Back Better initiative. 
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The 2021 Silicon Valley Index: Tale of Two Valleys
Joint Venture CEO Russell Hancock summarized the major findings from the 2021 Silicon Valley Index at the annual State of the Valley conference held online February 23-24. The report showed the region in a state of bifurcation with the tech sector mounting record numbers while the in-person economy shuttered. "We are not one but two Valleys," Hancock explained, with charts showing the nation's most pronounced income inequality and troubling racial disparities, even while Silicon Valley's driving industries filled a crucial (and highly profitable) role in the global pandemic.
Joint Venture’s 2021 State of the Valley conference was held entirely online this year over two consecutive days, February 23 and 24. You can view all the sessions on our YouTube channel.
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Unemployment Data Release - May 21, 2021
May 21, 2021 – Joint Venture’s Institute for Regional Studies released analysis that shows a small, two-tenths of a percentage point decline in the regional unemployment rate between March and April 2021. This decline represents an additional 2,600 employed throughout Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties.
Silicon Valley Commercial Space - Q1 2021
The Institute’s latest quarterly commercial real estate report prepared in partnership with JLL Silicon Valley showed a significant decline in commercial leasing activity and a rise in office space vacancies near transit stations.
Silicon Valley Index - 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every aspect of Silicon Valley’s economy and the greater community, according to the 2021 Index, released by Joint Venture’s Institute for Regional Studies. From the health impacts of the virus, to its effect on employment, IPOs, childcare, hunger, and housing, the pandemic has plowed through every sector, often with long-term implications. As a timely addition this year, the Index includes a section devoted to the impacts of COVID.
Learn more about the Silicon Valley Index online at www.siliconvalleyindicators.org.
Research Brief: Food Insecurity & Distribution
The Institute’s latest research brief illustrates how the region’s residents have fared during the pandemic, outlining the impact of the decline in employment on regional food needs, and the rapid response of emergency food distribution efforts.
Silicon Valley COVID-19 Impacts: Transportation, Emissions & Air Quality
The Institute has released a report that examines the reduction in Silicon Valley’s regional ground and air transportation, declines in traffic delays, as well as the impact of those reductions on transportation-related injury crashes, regional air quality, and greenhouse gas emissions.
Bridging The Gap (Second Edition) - December 2019
Written primarily for municipal employees, elected local government officials, and civic leaders to help guide their understanding of new and future wireless technologies, this second edition of Bridging The Gap (first published in 2016) updates previous material on the socio-economic value of wireless technologies and the interplay of local vs. federal public policy regarding permitting and costs, and adds sixteen pages of new material on topics including; 5G cellular, CBRS, and reviews of peer-reviewed scientific and academic studies on electromagnetic field (EMF) safety.
