In 2011, 30-year IBM veteran Virginia Rometty was tapped as CEO, becoming the first woman to head the century-old tech giant and one of a tiny percentage of women leading major U.S. companies.
Our rule of thumb is that every one percentage increase or decrease in nominal GDP translates into one-to-one-and-a-half percentage point increase or decrease in tech spending by the private sector.
Mayor Rahm Emmanuel last month created a Technology Industry Diversity Council, which he tasked with increasing the percentage of minority employees in technology firms, increasing the percentage of minority-owned and operated tech companies, and creating a pipeline through which students can transition into the technology economy.