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| Joint Venture board elects Supervisor Susan Ellenberg as Co-Chair |
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The Joint Venture board of directors elected Santa Clara County Supervisor Susan Ellenberg as Co-Chair at their November 18 meeting. Supervisor Ellenberg succeeds Nicole Taylor, CEO of Silicon Valley Community Foundation and joins Co-Chair John Tenanes, Vice President of Global Facilities and Real Estate at Meta.
Supervisor Ellenberg has served on the Joint Venture board since June 2019 and has championed access to civic technology for underserved communities, among other things. “There are few organizations that have the ability to tackle regional issues and to convene leaders the way Joint Venture does,” said Supervisor Ellenberg. “We find ourselves at a pivotal time and there is a great deal of work to be done.”
The board also elected three new members: Lisa M. Bowman, employment attorney at Orrick; Gina Dalma, Executive Vice President, Community Action, Policy, and Strategy at Silicon Valley Community Foundation; and Julie Sullivan, President of Santa Clara University.
“Our organization will be forever better because of the passion Nicole Taylor brought to her role as co-chair,” said Russell Hancock, Joint Venture's chief executive officer. “Now we are excited to work with another Silicon Valley superstar, Supervisor Ellenberg. Her commitment to our region's progress is extraordinary.” |
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Read Supervisor Ellenberg's profile |
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The 2023 State of the Valley conference — Silicon Valley's annual "Town Hall" meeting — will be held at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View on Friday, February 17. In keeping with current health guidelines, the conference will be a hybrid event for an in-person audience of 350 people seated at sponsored tables, simultaneously streaming to an audience of many hundreds.
By popular request, the 2023 installment will feature more extensive briefings on the data contained in the Silicon Valley Index. Attendees can also expect two in-depth sessions featuring domain experts and leaders of Silicon Valley's major sectors:
- Economy Do widespread layoffs portend a major recession? Is our fabled innovation ecosystem under threat?
- Community What are our major issues as a society and how do we mobilize to address them? How can we create a just and sustainable community where opportunity is more widely available?
As always, the conference will also feature a smattering of our region's arts. |
Sponsor a table
Register now for the livestream ($35) |
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This is just a tiny sampling of Joint Venture's frequent coverage in the national and local news media. Read all our news coverage. |
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