Silicon Valley Archives - Black Enterprise

Leadership

Silicon Valley Bank Names Tosh Ernest Head of Access to Innovation, Its Signature Initiative To Advance Women, Black, and Latinos

Derek MajorJuly 7, 2022July 7, 2022

by Derek MajorJuly 7, 2022July 7, 20221408

Climbing the ladder of success! Tosh Ernest was announced as the SVB's head of Access to Innovation after over a decade at JPMorgan Chase....

Technology

Nigeria Continues to Bridge the Gap with Silicon Valley to Increase Economic Gain

Sequoia BlodgettNovember 28, 2018November 28, 2018

by Sequoia BlodgettNovember 28, 2018November 28, 20181000

Recently, SV-NED, an organization set up to help bridge the gap between Silicon Valley and Nigeria, held a three-day economic summit to facilitate Nigeria's job...

Entrepreneurship

3 Lessons Startups Can Learn From Silicon Valley

Jeff ShufordNovember 16, 2018

by Jeff ShufordNovember 16, 20181068

Silicon Valley’s diversity problems are no secret. So, of course, we don’t need to create a replica of the region known for producing some of...

Leadership

Brian Reaves Is Re-Engineering Diversity and Inclusion at Dell

Derek T. DingleJuly 9, 2018July 31, 2018

by Derek T. DingleJuly 9, 2018July 31, 20182208

Having served in a number of engineering and tech positions for more than 20 years, Brian Reaves decided to use his analytical mind and varied...

Technology

Multicultural Professionals Challenge Silicon Valley to Build Diverse Workforce

Sequoia BlodgettMay 21, 2018May 21, 2018

by Sequoia BlodgettMay 21, 2018May 21, 20181342

There has long been a conversation in Silicon Valley in regards to not just hiring more diverse candidates but, actually retaining the talent. BeVisible’s #BeWokeSF, a...

Leadership

Sam Bright Has the Multi-Billion Dollar Touch at EBay

Caroline ClarkeMay 18, 2018May 30, 2018

by Caroline ClarkeMay 18, 2018May 30, 20183267

Sam Bright is the head of the multi-billion dollar Arts & Collectibles platform at eBay. With more than 50 million listings, from sports memorabilia to...

Technology

National Urban League: Silicon Valley Slow In Hiring Blacks Despite Our High Use of Tech

Adedamola AgboolaMay 8, 2018May 15, 2018

by Adedamola AgboolaMay 8, 2018May 15, 20181339

The National Urban League released its annual State of Black America for 2018, which has African Americans missing about 28% of the full equality pie....

Lifestyle

Three Unexpected Takeaways From Black Panther

Samara LynnMarch 13, 2018March 16, 2018

by Samara LynnMarch 13, 2018March 16, 20181583

An African American Google software engineer on the technology takeaways from Black Panther and how it relates to diversity in Silicon Valley....

Technology

An African King Visits Silicon Valley

Sequoia BlodgettNovember 21, 2017December 2, 2017

by Sequoia BlodgettNovember 21, 2017December 2, 20171709

King, Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II, recently visited Silicon Valley to understand the technology landscape and create stronger partnerships....

Pressure Increases for More Tech Firms to Tie C-Suite Exec Bonuses to Diversity Goals

Samara LynnOctober 27, 2017

by Samara LynnOctober 27, 2017524

Last year, Microsoft announced that its executives' bonuses would be determined on whether that executive’s team met its diversity goals....