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Poets&Quants™ Announces the 11th Annual 40-Under-40 Best MBA Professors for 2023

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Monday, June 5, 2023
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OAKLAND, Calif., June 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Poets&Quants, the leading resource for business education, today unveiled the 11th edition of 40-Under-40 Best MBA Professors for 2023 This annual feature identifies and celebrates the most talented young professors currently teaching in MBA programs around the world.

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  • Annual feature highlights the most talented young professors currently teaching in MBA programs around the world.
  • OAKLAND, Calif., June 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Poets&Quants , the leading resource for business education, today unveiled the 11th edition of 40-Under-40 Best MBA Professors for 2023 This annual feature identifies and celebrates the most talented young professors currently teaching in MBA programs around the world.
  • Professors on this year's list come from 36 different business schools – the most of any year prior – including 11 schools outside of the United States.
  • Over the last decade, Poets&Quants has honored 440 up-and-coming star MBA professors as part of our popular 40-Under-40 honor roll.

Globant's Women that Build Awards 2023: the Fourth Edition of the Annual Program Recognizing Women Leaders in STEAM

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Thursday, June 1, 2023
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It is also a platform for global visibility, education, and networking, encouraging women-identifying individuals to pursue and excel in technology.

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  • It is also a platform for global visibility, education, and networking, encouraging women-identifying individuals to pursue and excel in technology.
  • Additionally,  the underrepresentation of women in AI and Machine Learning - with only 22% and 12% of jobs held by women, respectively - will only serve to widen the gender gap in STEM (UNESCO) .
  • "Through initiatives like the Women that Build Awards, we are actively addressing the systemic challenges many women encounter in the workplace, particularly in the technology industry.
  • This edition of the Women That Build Awards is supported by global partners such as NYSE, Salesforce, Women Corporate Directors, Udemy and Coachub, along with the local promotion of 40 supporting organizations.

Globant's Women that Build Awards 2023: the Fourth Edition of the Annual Program Recognizing Women Leaders in STEAM

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Thursday, June 1, 2023
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It is also a platform for global visibility, education, and networking, encouraging women-identifying individuals to pursue and excel in technology.

Key Points: 
  • It is also a platform for global visibility, education, and networking, encouraging women-identifying individuals to pursue and excel in technology.
  • Additionally,  the underrepresentation of women in AI and Machine Learning - with only 22% and 12% of jobs held by women, respectively - will only serve to widen the gender gap in STEM (UNESCO) .
  • "Through initiatives like the Women that Build Awards, we are actively addressing the systemic challenges many women encounter in the workplace, particularly in the technology industry.
  • This edition of the Women That Build Awards is supported by global partners such as NYSE, Salesforce, Women Corporate Directors, Udemy and Coachub, along with the local promotion of 40 supporting organizations.

Starburst Aerospace, MIT, and MassChallenge Join Forces for NATO's Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA)

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Thursday, June 1, 2023
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EL SEGUNDO, Calif., June 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Starburst Aerospace, Mission Innovation X at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT MIx), and MassChallenge have joined forces in an official partnership with NATO's Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA), which provides deep tech and dual-use innovators access to resources from across the Alliance/allied nations.The DIANA program aims to accelerate emerging and disruptive dual-use technologies that address critical transatlantic defense needs and security challenges while fostering a new generation of deep-tech entrepreneurs. As leading organizations deeply rooted in innovation, Starburst, MIT MIx, and MassChallenge were selected by NATO to assist the Alliance in identifying solutions related to dual-use technologies and inter-Allied exchange and diversity.

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  • EL SEGUNDO, Calif., June 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Starburst Aerospace, Mission Innovation X at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT MIx), and MassChallenge have joined forces in an official partnership with NATO's Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA), which provides deep tech and dual-use innovators access to resources from across the Alliance/allied nations.
  • As leading organizations deeply rooted in innovation, Starburst, MIT MIx, and MassChallenge were selected by NATO to assist the Alliance in identifying solutions related to dual-use technologies and inter-Allied exchange and diversity.
  • "We are devoted to cultivating an environment that empowers startups to push the boundaries of aerospace innovation," said Starburst Founder and CEO, François Chopard.
  • "MassChallenge hopes our efforts can serve as a blueprint for future accelerator programs and we are honored to support this effort with Starburst Aerospace and MIT."

Tenet Announces Appointment of Stephen H. Rusckowski to Board of Directors

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Tuesday, May 30, 2023
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Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC) today announced the appointment of Stephen H. Rusckowski to the Tenet Board of Directors, effective immediately.

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  • Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC) today announced the appointment of Stephen H. Rusckowski to the Tenet Board of Directors, effective immediately.
  • Rusckowski will serve as a member of the human resources committee and quality, compliance, and ethics committee.
  • This appointment expands the Board to 11 directors, 10 of whom are independent members.
  • “We are pleased to announce Steve Rusckowski as a new board member for Tenet,” said Saum Sutaria, M.D., Chief Executive Officer of Tenet.

Spruce Biosciences Appoints Percival Barretto-Ko to Board of Directors

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Thursday, May 25, 2023
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(Nasdaq: SPRB), a late-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing novel therapies for rare endocrine disorders with significant unmet medical need, today announced the appointment of Percival Barretto-Ko to the company’s Board of Directors.

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  • (Nasdaq: SPRB), a late-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing novel therapies for rare endocrine disorders with significant unmet medical need, today announced the appointment of Percival Barretto-Ko to the company’s Board of Directors.
  • Concurrently, Dina Chaya, Ph.D., has stepped down from the Board of Directors.
  • “On behalf of Spruce, I am pleased to welcome Percival Barretto-Ko to our Board of Directors,” said Mike Grey, Executive Chairman of Spruce Biosciences.
  • Prior to joining Astellas, Mr. Barretto-Ko served in increasingly senior roles at Roche UK and US from 2001 to 2005.

MIT Sloan Launches Executive Certificate in Digital Business

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Tuesday, May 16, 2023
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 16, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- MIT Sloan Executive Education, announced today the launch of a new certificate track, "Executive Certificate in Digital Business." It is designed to deepen and broaden participants' digital skills, language, and confidence. The courses in this track are focused on providing understanding and fluency in the advanced technologies most critical to an organization's digital transformation.

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  • CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 16, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- MIT Sloan Executive Education , announced today the launch of a new certificate track, " Executive Certificate in Digital Business ."
  • The Executive Certificate in Digital Business offers business and technical professionals the opportunity to deepen their skillsets, get up to speed on timely business topics, and tailor their certificate to address the specific challenges being faced in their organizations.
  • Ideal candidates include those who:
    Seek to evolve their digital transformation strategy, leadership, and management approaches
    An MIT Sloan Executive Certificate is a formal recognition of a participant's professional development and commitment to continuous learning.
  • For a complete list of upcoming Executive Education courses, visit the MIT Sloan Executive Education website .

MIT Sloan CIO Symposium Announces Winner of the 2023 CIO Leadership Award

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Tuesday, May 16, 2023
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The 20th annual MIT Sloan CIO Symposium has announced Thomas R. Peck, Executive Vice President & Chief Information and Digital Officer at Sysco as the winner of the Annual MIT Sloan CIO Leadership Award. Over the past sixteen years, the Award has recognized Chief Information Officers (CIOs) who lead their organizations to deliver exemplary levels of business value through the innovative use of IT.

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  • CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The 20th annual MIT Sloan CIO Symposium has announced Thomas R. Peck, Executive Vice President & Chief Information and Digital Officer at Sysco as the winner of the Annual MIT Sloan CIO Leadership Award .
  • "On behalf of the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium Awards Committee, we are extremely pleased to present the 2023 CIO Leadership Award to Thomas R. Peck, Executive Vice President & Chief Information and Digital Officer at Sysco," said Dr. George Westerman, Award Co-Chair.
  • "I am humbled to be selected as the MIT Sloan CIO Leadership Award winner on behalf of Sysco," said Mr. Peck.
  • Dr. Westerman presented the award to Mr. Peck at the The MIT Sloan CIO Symposium's Leadership Award Dinner on May 15.

Exiger Acquires Industry-Leading Software Supply Chain and SBOM Management Platform Ion Channel

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Tuesday, May 16, 2023
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NEW YORK, May 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Exiger, the SaaS company revolutionizing the way corporations, government agencies and banks manage supply chains, today announced that it has acquired Ion Channel, a best-in-class software supply chain risk management platform. The acquisition marks a major milestone for supply chain risk management (SCRM) as Exiger becomes the first and only technology company to illuminate every dimension of the supply chain, including corporate relationships, physical products, manufacturing processes, raw materials and now software.

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  • C-SCRM completes market's first comprehensive, centralized supply chain solution
    NEW YORK, May 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Exiger , the SaaS company revolutionizing the way corporations, government agencies and banks manage supply chains, today announced that it has acquired Ion Channel, a best-in-class software supply chain risk management platform.
  • "We're thrilled to announce this acquisition and enhancement to our 360-degree supply chain management platform, 1Exiger," said Exiger CEO Brandon Daniels .
  • Ion Channel is the standard-bearer in software supply chain assurance and SBOM management.
  • Exiger will be bringing Ion Channel to its first-of-its-kind $75M GSA contract to deliver supply chain and third-party risk management to the U.S. Federal Government.

Prescient Appoints Three New Members to its Board of Directors

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Tuesday, May 16, 2023
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LONDON, May 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Prescient Healthcare Group, a leading biopharma product and portfolio strategy firm, has announced the appointment of three new members to its Board of Directors: Dr. Erica Carlisle, Dr. Paul Harney and Swati Anand Kkatyal join the board to help shape and drive Prescient's global mission.

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  • Dr. Erica Carlisle, Dr. Paul Harney and Swati Anand Kkatyal join the Prescient Board of Directors, bringing years of experience and leadership to help shape and drive Prescient's global mission.
  • Prior to joining Prescient, Erica was a Vice President at Zymergen, where she led strategy and managed technical delivery teams.
  • At Prescient, Erica focuses on uncovering and understanding the drivers of decision making and translating them into actionable recommendations for clients.
  • "I am delighted to welcome these new directors to the Board.