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MIT Sloan School appoints Sinan Aral to lead the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy

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Wednesday, March 4, 2020
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --The MIT Sloan School of Management today named Professor Sinan Aral as the new director of the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy (IDE).

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  • CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --The MIT Sloan School of Management today named Professor Sinan Aral as the new director of the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy (IDE).
  • "Sinan is a brilliant scholar and a gifted educator, and I am delighted that he has agreed to lead the IDE," said David Schmittlein, Dean of MIT Sloan.
  • "Sinan has deep support from his faculty colleagues, students, and staff, and we are fortunate to have his energy and insight.
  • He holds master's degrees from the London School of Economics and Harvard University, and he received his PhD from MIT.

Fortress Announces Appointment of Timothy J. Sloan as Senior Advisor

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Tuesday, March 3, 2020
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Fortress Investment Group LLC (Fortress) today announced the appointment of Timothy J. Sloan, former Chief Executive Officer of Wells Fargo & Company, as a Senior Advisor to the firm.

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  • Fortress Investment Group LLC (Fortress) today announced the appointment of Timothy J. Sloan, former Chief Executive Officer of Wells Fargo & Company, as a Senior Advisor to the firm.
  • Mr. Sloan will provide advice and counsel to the senior leadership team of the firm and will be active on its investment committees.
  • Mr. Sloan is based in the firms Los Angeles office.
  • The Fortress team has built a business founded on investment discipline and an uncompromising focus on risk management.

Citizens Announces New Chairman And Vice-Chairman As Well As Board Of Director Changes

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Thursday, February 13, 2020
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Citizens announced that Jerry D. "Chip" Davis, Jr. has been elected as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company effective February 11, 2020.

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  • Citizens announced that Jerry D. "Chip" Davis, Jr. has been elected as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company effective February 11, 2020.
  • Speaking on behalf of the Board of Directors, Dr. Sloan, former Chairman, said, "As part of the Board's ongoing focus on Board leadership refreshment and succession planning, Chip is an ideal Chairman.
  • Mr. Davis has had a 43-year insurance career with National Farm Life Insurance Company ("NFLIC") and currently serves as chairman of the board of NFLIC.
  • According to Citizens' Chairman of the Board, Jerry D. Davis, Jr., "Geoff Kolander has been an integral part of Citizens for over a decade.

A sobering majority of executives lack the skills and mindsets necessary to lead in the digital economy, finds new MIT Sloan Management Review/Cognizant Study

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Tuesday, January 21, 2020
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To remain competitive and lead effectively, executives will need to fully reimagine leadership, the study's authors have found.

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  • To remain competitive and lead effectively, executives will need to fully reimagine leadership, the study's authors have found.
  • The sobering data underscores the urgent need for a fully reimagined playbook for leaders in the coming digital age."
  • A large majority, 71%, of respondents believe that they are personally prepared to lead in the digital economy.
  • At MIT Sloan Management Review (MIT SMR), we share with our readers an excitement and curiosity about how the practice of management is transforming in the digital age.

EconoFact Awarded $50,000 Grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Monday, January 6, 2020
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and SOMERVILLE, Mass., Jan. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- EconoFact, anon-profit media initiative published by the Murrow Center for a Digital World at The Fletcher School at Tufts University, is pleased to announce that it was awarded a $50,000 grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

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  • and SOMERVILLE, Mass., Jan. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- EconoFact, anon-profit media initiative published by the Murrow Center for a Digital World at The Fletcher School at Tufts University, is pleased to announce that it was awarded a $50,000 grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
  • The grant will be administered by Tufts University, and will help to expand the scope, exposure and distribution of its non-partisan economic analyses.
  • "We are excited to have the opportunity to expand this effort thanks to the generosity of the Sloan Foundation."
  • The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation is a not-for-profit, mission-driven grant making institution dedicated to improving the welfare of all through the advancement of scientific knowledge.

MIT Sloan CIO Symposium Announces 2020 Leadership Award Nominations

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Wednesday, December 18, 2019
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The MIT Sloan CIO Symposium seeks nominations for the 13th Annual MIT Sloan CIO Leadership Award , with the winner and finalists to be recognized at the Symposium, "Designing Your Enterprise for Sustained Success," on May 19, 2020, in Boston, Massachusetts.

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  • CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The MIT Sloan CIO Symposium seeks nominations for the 13th Annual MIT Sloan CIO Leadership Award , with the winner and finalists to be recognized at the Symposium, "Designing Your Enterprise for Sustained Success," on May 19, 2020, in Boston, Massachusetts.
  • Past leadership Award winners and their companies have received significant attention and recognition as a result of the Award.
  • "The talent pool in the MIT Sloan CIO Leadership Award applications never ceases to amaze me," said MIT Sloan School of Management's Dr. George Westerman, Co-Chair of the Award Program.
  • The MIT Sloan CIO Symposium is organized and developed by the MIT Sloan Boston Alumni Association, the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy (IDE), and the MIT Sloan Center for Information Systems Research (CISR).

Skillsoft and MIT Sloan Management Review Join Forces to Deliver a Leadership Development Program Designed to Cultivate Innovative Leaders for Today’s Digital Economy

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Wednesday, December 11, 2019
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The Skillsoft Leadership Development Program powered by MIT Sloan Management Review provides exclusive access to visionary leadership development content that prepares leaders with the right competencies to tackle the most pressing challenges of the digital era.

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  • The Skillsoft Leadership Development Program powered by MIT Sloan Management Review provides exclusive access to visionary leadership development content that prepares leaders with the right competencies to tackle the most pressing challenges of the digital era.
  • Skillsoft and MIT Sloan Management Review are tightly aligned in our shared vision of the future of leadership development for the digital world, said Paul Michelman, editor in chief, MIT Sloan Management Review.
  • More than 200 MIT Sloan Management Review authored articles are already available while additional articles and videos from the vast MIT Sloan Management Review collection, as well as new content created with MIT Sloan Management Review authors and editors, will be launched throughout 2020.
  • The Skillsoft Leadership Development Program powered by MIT Sloan Management Review features the new skills our leaders need to retain top talent and respond to business demands.

Axon Announces Participation in 2019 MIT Sloan CFO Summit

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Thursday, November 14, 2019
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Nov. 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Axon Enterprise, Inc. (Nasdaq: AAXN), the global leader in connected public safety technologies, today announced that Jawad Ahsan, Axon Chief Financial Officer (CFO), will be a featured speaker at the 17th annual MIT Sloan CFO Summit , the nation's premier one-day CFO conference.

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  • SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Nov. 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Axon Enterprise, Inc. (Nasdaq: AAXN), the global leader in connected public safety technologies, today announced that Jawad Ahsan, Axon Chief Financial Officer (CFO), will be a featured speaker at the 17th annual MIT Sloan CFO Summit , the nation's premier one-day CFO conference.
  • The MIT Sloan CFO Summit takes place November 21, 2019 in Newton, Mass.
  • Founded in 2002, the CFO Summit brings together leading faculty from MIT and financial executives from around the world.
  • The Summit is part of the CXO Series by the MIT Sloan School of Management, one of the world's leading academic sources of innovation in management theory and practice, and the MIT Sloan Boston Alumni Association .

Contentful Appoints New CEO

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Thursday, November 7, 2019
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Sloan joins Contentful to guide its sustained exponential growth at scale, which has seen enterprise revenue double each year over the past three years.

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  • Sloan joins Contentful to guide its sustained exponential growth at scale, which has seen enterprise revenue double each year over the past three years.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20191107005236/en/
    Contentful CEO Steve Sloan with Co-Founders Sascha Konietzke and Paolo Negri.
  • Sascha, Paolo and the Contentful team have built a high-performing company that is redefining how enterprises build digital at scale, Sloan said.
  • Feature photos : New CEO Steve Sloan with founders Sascha Konietzke and Paolo Negri in Berlin.

MIT Sloan Management Review announces its new (Re)Learn to Lead series, offering insight from prominent experts into how business leaders must evolve in a digital world.

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Monday, October 28, 2019
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This series offers new frameworks and insights from some of the foremost thinkers on leadership and organizational behavior."

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  • This series offers new frameworks and insights from some of the foremost thinkers on leadership and organizational behavior."
  • (Re)Learn to Lead is a weeklong series, with daily installments from October 28 through November 1.
  • In " Five Rules for Leading In a Digital World ," MIT Sloan School of Management professor Deborah Ancona offers a new modelfor leading in times of flux.
  • MIT Sloan Management Review captures for thoughtful managers the creativity, excitement, and opportunity generated by rapid organizational, technological, and societal change.