Jill Finlayson
Advocate for women in tech, impact-focused innovation, equitable workplaces. Strategic advisor for startups, biz, gov.
- Role
- Technology Mentor, Alumnae Council at Techwomen
- Location
- Fremont, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Jill Finlayson
Strategy professional with a passion for social impact and inclusion, ethics and responsible AI, startups, innovation, emerging technologies. Experienced leader and mentor who has worked globally to amplify voices and advance entrepreneurship and promote economic opportunities for all. Promoting equitable workplaces through evidence based best practices; ecosystem events showcasing women and other under-included leaders; inclusive HR policies and programs; and new pathways into tech for historically marginalized and minoritized communities. Instructor for Opportunity Tech and the Future of Work Challenge Lab at the Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology, UC Berkeley (http://bit.ly/OppTech). Future of Work Podcast host: https://voices.berkeley.edu/extension/future-of-work-podcast Co-Author of Linkedin Learning Course \"Responsible AI: Principles and Practical Applications\" Author: Fundraising on eBay Programs: Annual Diversity in Tech Symposium, EDGE in Tech Athena Awards, EDGE in Tech Leadership Roundtables, Expert Seminar Series: Leading Trends in Human Resources, Moderator, Berkeley Global Leaders in Diversity and Inclusion Webinar Series, Corporate Diversity and Inclusion Survey, Opportunity Tech and the Future of Work Challenge Lab, DeCal Course on Inclusive Pathways into Tech, Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship Program Projects, Data Discovery Team Research, Mentorship for Big Ideas, Berkeley Staff Assembly, and TechWomen. Speaking Engagements: Grace Hopper Celebration, Diversity & Inclusion Research Conference, Women in Tech Symposium, Intelligent Automation Conference, International Network of Women Engineers & Scientists (INWES), Skoll World Forum, and Leaders in Diversity and Inclusion Webinar Series, and TechWomen.org delegations. Video playlists: Specialties: strategy, creative problem solving, communication, critical thinking, design thinking, collaboration, global mindset, research, marketing, writing, social media, community, product, management, PR, training, curriculum, inter-cultural exchanges, cross-sector collaboration, ethics & AI.#futureofwork #opptech #womenintech #DEIBJ #inclusiveinnovation #startups #socialentrepreneurship #leadership #mentoring #socialimpact #metrics @jfinlayson.bsky.social and @innovationhub.bsky.social eXTwitter @jfinlayson @EDGEinTech
Experience
Technology Mentor, Alumnae Council
Jun 2011 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US
VISION: Empower women and girls through technology Mentoring: Mentored Houda Mahmoud from Egypt in 2014, CEO/founder Rosemary Ochola from Kenya in October 2013, and mentored two visiting entrepreneurs from Algeria (Loubna Lahmici and Soumaya Benbartaoui) in prior years as part of the State Department TechWomen program (http://techwomen.org), which brings emerging women leaders in technology sectors from the Middle East and North Africa together with their Silicon Valley counterparts for mentoring. Advising: On selection committees for 20••••16 TechWomen applicants, and on the TechWomen Advisory Committee on Entrepreneurship. Co-chair of the TechWomen Alumnae Organization 2014-15.
Education
University of California, Berkeley
BA, Political Economy of Industrialized Societies (PEIS)
1983 — 1987
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