NASA JPL CIO Explores Hollywood Similarities With Space Exploration

LOS ANGELES — Randi Levin, CIO for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL), sees a lot of similarities between the technology needs for Hollywood and for space exploration. And not jus... More

WiTH @ Smart Keynote: Time to End Pattern Matching in the Entertainment Sector

Despite women statistically yielding higher returns when it comes to Hollywood movies, it would be a great idea to start following the money and ending pattern matching when it com... More

March 4 Women in Technology: Hollywood Event to Focus on Inclusion

Women in Technology Hollywood (WiTH) will bring Denise Hewett, founder and CEO of entertainment tech company Scriptd, studio executives and industry experts to the stage March 4 at... More

Study: Seattle, Boston Top U.S. Metro Areas for STEM Professionals

With growing demand nationwide for professionals with STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education (the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics forecasts 9% growth in ... More

Cognizant Adds Sam Club’s Becky Schmitt as EVP, CPO

Cognizant is bringing aboard Becky Schmitt, SVP and chief people officer (CPO) at Walmart’s Sam’s Club, as its new EVP and CPO, beginning Feb. 1. Schmitt will take over for ret... More

Gartner Exec Tackles the Key Competencies for Success in WiTH Keynote

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — There are several key competencies that highly successful technology individuals and teams tend to have, according to Erin Griffin, senior executive part... More

Study: More Women in STEM Needs Educational Change

Nearly 100% of American science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) jobs require some type of postsecondary education, and yet while women are nearly half of the workforce, sc... More

Welcome to the WiTH Wire

Women in Technology Hollywood (WiTH) is proud to debut the WiTH Wire, a weekly newsletter covering the latest news, innovations and issues for women working in entertainment techno... More

WiTH to Hold ‘Competencies for Success’ Workshop Dec. 4

What does it take to be a successful technology professional today? For that matter, what core competencies stand out among top-performing technology teams? What are the difference... More

WiTH Summit Keynote: Embrace What You Fear

Joze Piranian has dealt with a stutter his entire life. Today he’s a stand-up comedian, an inspirational speaker, and a TEDx presenter. “I hated that I couldn’t say the wo... More

HITS Fall: Tech Can Only Take You So Far, Keynoter Says

LOS ANGELES — During her 16 years between Fox and ABC as a head of development, Cheryl Bayer helped develop popular shows like “Malcolm in the Middle,” “Sex in the City,”... More

DXC Technology Appoints Mary Finch to Lead Global Human Resources (MESA)

DXC Technology announced the appointment of Mary E. Finch as executive vice president and chief human resources officer (CHRO), reporting to company president and CEO Mike Salvino.... More

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