Honored to celebrate contributions and commitments to the public interest technology (PIT) ecosystem at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Proud of the work we at Siegel Family Endowment have done, and the partners we’ve invested in and alongside over the years.
A few takeaways:
Our chairman David Siegel calling for everyone to become a technologist - not just in skillset but in mindset; and that technologist in public service should go well beyond IT to sit at all tables and levels of government.
Darren Walker grounding us that the PIT movement is rooted in "the public," and that the pursuit of justice - not technology - is what drives the creation of a better society.
Ben Buchanan, Special Advisor for AI, White House, celebrating the talent pathways and pipelines that provide valuable expertise. To deliver on the promises of AI, we need the right people. "We are only as good as our people."
Pamela L. Jennings, Ph.D., MBA, Senior Policy Advisor, Economic Impact, CHIPS Research and Development Office, National Institute of Standards and Technology, sharing her experience that hard problems benefit from having multidisciplinary teams - including designers, artists, and creative roles in addition to engineers and scientists.
Merici Vinton, US Digital Service and Direct File Co-Lead, noting the that "the institutions that we're building will last beyond any one person or employee," which is both a privilege and responsibility.
Full fact sheet with our commitments: https://lnkd.in/ekc96ufc
Link to opening remarks: https://lnkd.in/eAa3sDa2
Huge thanks to: Michelle Shevin, Jenny Toomey, Kristen Titus, Elizabeth L. Grossman, Andreen Soley, and the teams at Ford Foundation, Pivotal Ventures, The Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, Kapor Center for Social Impact, Omidyar Network, and many many others who make this work come to life. And of course our gracious host Deirdre Mulligan for spotlighting the leaders fueling this transformation.