CTA Convenes Tech Giants, Startups To Advance Industry Diversity and Inclusion
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Arlington, VA, Oct 3, 2019 – Forty organizations – from major technology companies to startups – are founding members of the Consumer Technology Association’s (CTA)® new Diversity & Inclusion working group – a leadership forum to create greater access and mobility for traditionally underrepresented communities and foster a diverse and inclusive workplace.
“Tech companies thrive on innovation – and for innovation to meet its fullest potential, different voices, backgrounds, genders, ethnicities and perspectives must be blended into the workforce,” said Tiffany Moore, senior vice president, political and industry affairs, CTA. “These founding members of CTA’s working group will lead an important national dialogue to help inform their business practices and share ways to prioritize diversity. Our ultimate goal is to deliver the benefits of a diverse, inclusive workforce – one that features the best and brightest our nation has to offer – to future generations of tech sector workers, companies across the technology industry and America’s global competitiveness.”
A recent CTA study shows women and underrepresented groups together hold only one-third of all tech jobs. To address this challenge, CTA’s working group will create a platform for tech companies to share best practices, recommend solutions to build a diverse entrepreneurial ecosystem and promote STEM learning.
Comprising chief diversity officers and leaders responsible for creating diversity and inclusion programs, the CTA initiative – which is open to all CTA member organizations – will develop short- and long-term goals to shape companies’ strategic initiatives, helping employers to create inclusive cultures where all employees can engage comfortably.
“Although the consumer tech industry has not solved the D&I challenge yet, there is a growing commitment to share what strategies work,” Moore added. “The D&I group will work collectively to identify those practices.”
Founding members of CTA’s D&I working group include:
| 3D Connected Printing |
| A&K Robotics |
| AEye, Inc. |
| AVADO America |
| BlueSalve Consulting and Interim Management |
| Bosch |
| Cisco Systems, Inc |
| DENSO International America, Inc. |
| Dolby Laboratories Inc. |
| Ford Motor Company |
| Google LLC |
| GreatBizTools |
| HARMAN International |
| HP Inc. |
| IBM Corporation |
| Journey Entertainment |
| Klaxoon |
| Levia Partners |
| LG Electronics USA, Inc. |
| Lime |
| Living In Digital Times |
| Lutron Electronics Co. Inc. |
| Lyft, Inc |
| Microsoft Corporation |
| Nvidia Corporation |
| Nxt-chptr.com (Burlingame) |
| OpenClassrooms |
| Panasonic Corporation of North America |
| Samsung Electronics America, Inc. |
| Sensible Innovations, LLC |
| SkyHive |
| Sony Electronics Inc. |
| Support Genie |
| SW Consulting, LLC |
| TeamPeople |
| Uber |
| Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. |
| Volar Health, LLC |
| Walmart |
| We Can Code IT |
Consumer Technology Association
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Contact:
Riya V. Anandwala
703-907-7668
ranandwala@CTA.tech
or
Sarah Brown
703-907-4326
sbrown@CTA.tech
www.CTA.tech