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Member Spotlight: Swapnil Deshpande, Thoughtworks

2021-12-02T10:58:00Z

IL member Swapnil Desphande, Chief Digital Officer at the tech consultancy Thoughtworks, talks about the importance of selling ideas — and not taking failure personally.

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Member Spotlight: Uma Meyyappan, LPL Financial

2021-11-09T14:27:00Z

Uma Meyyappan is the Senior Vice President of Digital Innovation and New Venture Platform at LPL Financial. We spoke with Meyyappan as part of our member spotlight series.

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Member Spotlight: Elaine Chen, Tufts University

2021-08-25T19:00:00Z

Elaine Chen is the Cummings Family Professor of Practice and the Director of the Derby Entrepreneurship Center at Tufts University. We spoke with Chen as part of our IL Member Spotlight series, which profiles our members.

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Member Spotlight: Rick Robinson, AARP

2021-07-07T13:00:00Z

Rick Robinson, the Vice President of Startup Engagement at AARP Innovation Labs, sat down with Innovation Leader as a part of our member spotlight series…

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Member Spotlight: Joshua Ness, Verizon

2021-05-26T13:34:00Z

Joshua Ness is a Senior Manager at Verizon 5G Labs, where he predicts how 5G will work with other technologies. We spoke with Joshua as part of our IL Member Spotlight series.

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Member Spotlight: Michael Gudas, Liberty Mutual

2021-05-11T14:32:00Z

Michael Gudas is the Director of Innovation Strategy & Operations for Liberty Mutual’s Global Risk Solutions Division. We spoke with Michael as part of our IL Member Spotlight series.

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Member Spotlight: Melanie Nuce, GS1 US

2021-04-29T13:00:00Z

Melanie Nuce is the Senior Vice President of Corporate Development at GS1 US. We sat down with Melanie as part of our IL Member Spotlight series. 

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Member Spotlight: Tom Wagner, AstraZeneca

2021-04-08T14:00:00Z

Tom Wagner is the Director of Digital Research, Knowledge Management & Market Intelligence at AstraZeneca. We spoke with Wagner as part of our IL Member Spotlight series, which profiles our members. 

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Member Spotlight: Jeremy Tole, Azbil Corporation

2021-03-18T13:00:00Z

Jeremy Tole discusses his team’s biggest accomplishment and best practices for working at an outpost across the ocean from headquarters. 

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Member Spotlight: Lisa Rothstein, Drawing Out Your Genius

2021-02-22T14:00:00Z

Lisa Rothstein of Drawing Out Your Genius, discusses visual thinking, the importance of communicating ideas, and how anyone can learn to draw. 

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Member Spotlight: Tony Parham, Fidelity Investments

2021-02-09T14:00:00Z

Tony Parham is the Vice President of Innovation & Strategy for the Fidelity Center for Applied Technology (FCAT) at Fidelity Investments. We spoke with Tony as part of our IL Member Spotlight series.

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Member Spotlight: Tandi LeFranc, Pacific Life

2021-01-25T15:10:00Z

Tandi LeFranc is the Director of Business Strategy Acceleration at Pacific Life. We spoke with Tandi as part of our IL Member Spotlight series, which profiles our members. 

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Member Spotlight: Heather Wishart-Smith, Jacobs

2021-01-14T14:00:00Z

Heather Wishart-Smith is the SVP of Technology and Innovation at Jacobs. We sat down with Heather as part of our IL Member Spotlight series. 

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Member Spotlight: Steven Rader

2020-12-29T14:00:00Z

Steven Rader is the Deputy Director of the Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation at NASA. We sat down with Steven as part of our IL Member Spotlight series.