Professional Development Events

In the ever-changing workplace, leaders with expertise in diversity, equity and inclusion are now more important than ever. Join Berkeley Global and the Expanding Diversity and Gender Equity in Tech (EDGE in Tech) Initiative at University of California for our speaker series featuring corporate leaders in diversity, equity, and inclusion roles who will share their journeys and the insights they've gained while advocating for these issues in major corporations. For this event, we speak with Dionna Smith, Global Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Thumbtack. Moderators Lisa Hardy, Business and Operations Manager at Osher Life Long Learning Institute at UC Berkeley, and Jill Finlayson, Director of the EDGE in Tech Initiative at UC, will explore with Smith her career progression, key diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives at Thumbtack, as well as lessons learned she can pass on to other companies.