| Joint Venture Board welcomes new members |
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The Joint Venture board of directors elected five new members from across sectors at its quarterly meeting March 17. Unanimously elected were Jon Cowan, Senior Director, Government Relations & Community Partnerships, El Camino Health; Matt Mahan, Mayor, City of San José; DeLinda Mrowka, Chief Revenue Officer, KQED; Cynthia Teniente-Matson, President, San José State University; and Corey Verwey, Executive Project Director, LendLease.
“We are so pleased to welcome this panel of accomplished leaders to the Joint Venture board,” said Russell Hancock, President & CEO of Joint Venture. “Their combined experience will bring strength and innovation to Joint Venture’s work.” |
| Annette Nellen named a Fellow |
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Annette Nellen has been named as a fellow at Joint Venture’s Silicon Valley Institute for Regional Studies, Joint Venture’s research arm. Nellen is a professor and director of San José State University's graduate tax program where she teaches courses in tax research, accounting methods, individual tax, property transactions, employment tax, leadership, ethics, and tax policy. No stranger to Joint Venture, Nellen was involved with the Joint Venture Tax Policy Group and chaired the panel from the late 1990s through 2004.
“We're delighted to welcome Professor Nellen because she is a scholar in the national class,” said Russell Hancock, CEO of Joint Venture, and President of the Institute. “But she's also that particular kind of scholar who makes the esoterica of tax policy accessible and relevant to decision makers and the policy establishment. She did this previously at Joint Venture as the leader of our Tax Policy Group, and we're excited to have her back as a Fellow.” |
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Robin Franz Martin is the Executive Director of the food recovery initiative at Joint Venture. One glance at her CV tells the story of someone who is committed to making the world a better place.
Robin’s food recovery work at Joint Venture began as a grass roots project that retrieved surplus food from corporate campuses and delivered it to those in need. Her current focus is to provide a model for Bay Area jurisdictions in alignment with SB 1383 which aims to reduce organic waste and methane emissions from landfills.
With a team of four, the Food Recovery Initiative is contracted to manage the Santa Clara County Food Recovery Program. It also convenes the Silicon Valley Food Recovery Council, and is leading a pilot project to bring recovered food directly to affordable housing sites throughout Santa Clara County.
“We upended expectations and built a new model of collaboration and accountability that communities across the state and nation can emulate – whether for food recovery or around other pressing issues,” said Supervisor Susan Ellenberg, President of the Santa Clara Board of Supervisors and Co-Chair of Joint Venture’s board of directors. |
Read Robin's profile
Learn more about the Food Recovery Initiative |
| Silicon Valley Indicators |
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The Silicon Valley Institute for Regional Studies is Joint Venture’s research arm that that supports Joint Venture’s programmatic areas, manages a variety of regional resources for the public benefit, and provides a stream of research products to the community, including the annual Silicon Valley Index.
The Institute maintains an extensive and always-fresh collection of data as a service to the community. Siliconvalleyindicators.org is available to anyone who may wish to delve into Silicon Valley’s People, Economy, Society, Place and Governance. Users will find a population clock, an equity dashboard, a live stock tracker, air quality information, and the latest on unemployment. |
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Joint Venture’s climate initiative, Climate-Safe California powered by The Climate Center, is holding a Climate Policy Summit April 11 in Sacramento, followed by a Climate Policy Lobby Day on Wednesday, April 12, 2023.
Confirmed speakers for the Summit include Lauren Sanchez, Senior Advisor on Climate to California Governor Gavin Newsom; Nalleli Cobo, Goldman Prize Winner and Co-Founder, People Not Pozos; and Siva Gunda, the Vice Chair of the California Energy Commission. |
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March 22, 2023 - (The Six Fifty) - Remote work rises and Caltrain ridership plummets: How Silicon Valley has changed three years since COVID: Joint Venture Silicon Valley, a regional nonprofit think tank, publishes its Silicon Valley Index. More
March 19, 2023 - (TV3 Spain) - Silicon Valley: what will the future be like without the bank for start-ups? Spainish television interviews Russell Hancock, CEO of Joint Venture, regarding the regional economy and recent bank failures. More
March 18, 2023 - (Marin IJ) - Dan Walters: Is Silicon Valley Bank’s failure an omen for California? - “Tech is going through a painful period,” Russell Hancock, president of Joint Venture. More
March 17, 2023 - (Silicon Valley Business Journal) - What Silicon Valley Bank’s implosion means for the future of the innovation economy: Russell Hancock, CEO of Joint Venture Silicon Valley, a regional business group, said SVB was known for its personal service. More
March 15, 2023 - (TVE-Spanish Public Television) - Russell Hancock, CEO of Joint Venture Silicon Valley interviewed by Spanish Public TV, Barcelona, on Silicon Valley economy . More
March 14, 2023 - (CalMatters) - Is Silicon Valley Bank’s failure an omen for California?: Joint Venture Silicon Valley, issued its annual report on the region’s economy. More
March 13, 2023 - (Globe Echo) - -“Silicon Valley Is The Microcosm Of The Excesses Of Capitalism”: report of Joint Venture Silicon Valley Institute, published on February 17, the gap between rich and poor increased further in 2021... More
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