Silicon Valley Recovery Roundtable: Building a Better Normal

Silicon Valley Recovery Roundtable: Building a Better Normal

Over the course of the last 100 days,  a group of 59 community and business leaders has come together, convened by Mayor Sam Liccardo, to form the Silicon Valley Recovery Roundtable. One of the core questions the group was convened to discuss is, ‘How do we make our recovery inclusive for our community’s most vulnerable members?’  This effort engaged community members, leaders in the non-profit, labor and business communities to come up with a call to action in the wake of the economic devastation caused by COVID-19 and has developed a set of recommendations across Workforce Development and Economic Mobility, Housing Access and Financial Stability, with a particular focus on communities of color and undocumented workers.  Nicole Taylor and Gina Dalma, from the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, and Nicole Bennett, from Boston Consulting Group, will join us to share a preview of the Roundtable’s work.

 

Nicole Bennett, Partner, Boston Consulting Group

Nicole Bennett is a Partner in the Social Impact and Public Sector practice at Boston Consulting Group.  She has worked extensively with foundations and non-profits in the Bay Area and around the world, and since COVID-19 has been working closely with States and communities around the US on COVID response and economic recovery, with a focus on topic related to health and economic equity.

Nicole Taylor, President & CEO, Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Nicole Taylor is president and CEO of Silicon Valley Community Foundation. When Nicole joined SVCF in December 2018, she returned to the Bay Area from Arizona, where she had served as vice president of the ASU Foundation. She also previously served as deputy vice president and dean of students at Arizona State University. Prior to her time at ASU, Nicole was the associate vice provost of student affairs and dean of community engagement and diversity at Stanford University, after serving as president and CEO of Thrive Foundation for Youth in Silicon Valley.

Nicole also spent more than 15 years with the East Bay Community Foundation, eventually serving as its president and CEO for six years. Nicole received both her M.A. in Education and A.B. in Human Biology from Stanford University, and she began her career as an educator in Oakland public schools. She served on the board of the Federal Reserve of San Francisco for six years and is currently a board member for Common Sense Media.