Former Microsoft channel chief Gavriella Schuster officially has left the company after more than 25 years with plans to devote her time to promoting and facilitating diversity, equity and inclusion in the technology industry.
Schuster, who served as corporate vice president of Microsoft’s One Commercial Partner program, will divide her time among multiple organizations in advisory and board member capacities.
“My primary focus is around tackling one of the biggest challenges that we face in high tech, which is to really continue to drive that innovation curve, we need greater diversity,” Schuster said. “We don’t have it, and we are not making fast enough progress. In fact, in a lot of ways, we are going backwards in the progress that we are making.”
The percentage of women entering the technology industry is lower today than it was 20 years ago, according to Schuster. The coronavirus pandemic’s impact on people dropping out of the workforce has significantly impacted women more than men, as well as people of color more than the majority white population, she said.
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Schuster, who served as corporate vice president of Microsoft’s One Commercial Partner program, will divide her time among multiple organizations in advisory and board member capacities.
“My primary focus is around tackling one of the biggest challenges that we face in high tech, which is to really continue to drive that innovation curve, we need greater diversity,” Schuster said. “We don’t have it, and we are not making fast enough progress. In fact, in a lot of ways, we are going backwards in the progress that we are making.”
The percentage of women entering the technology industry is lower today than it was 20 years ago, according to Schuster. The coronavirus pandemic’s impact on people dropping out of the workforce has significantly impacted women more than men, as well as people of color more than the majority white population, she said.
Continue reading: https://www.crn.com/news/cloud/gavriella-schuster-details-post-microsoft-plans
