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After More Executives Flee Trump’s Advisory Board, White House Claims He Planned to Disband the Council Anyway

It’s been a brutal week for President Donald Trump’s reputation for bringing dealmakers to the table. While Trump’s plans to elicit feedback from the private…

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Another Advisory Council to Trump Is Falling Apart

The co-chairs of the Department of Commerce’s Digital Economy Board of Advisors have resigned in what is the latest fallout over President Trump’s reluctance to…

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Members of Trump’s “Digital Economy” Advisory Board Are Quitting

Members of a Department of Commerce committee called the Digital Economy Board of Advisors have turned in their resignations after President Trump’s defense of white…

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Questions Emerge Around Tech and Gatekeeping

ANOTHER TWO BITE THE DUST — Markle Foundation’s Zoe Baird and Mozilla’s Mitchell Baker both indicated that they intend to step down from their roles…

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The Evolution of Employment and Skills in the Age of AI

As artificial intelligence alters work done in all manner of industries, companies and governments can help workers transition by supporting incomes and facilitating skills training….

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Companies Get Real To Find The Right People

One company in Colorado is turning the tables on hiring the best people for the job, and so far, it seems to be working. “We’re…

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Lifelong Training Is the Future of Work

In his 2006 science-fiction novel “Rainbows End,” author Vernor Vinge conjured up a future where education was a truly lifelong process. The high schools of…

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What Can a Big Silicon Valley Funder Do to Shape the “Future of Work?”

This spring, Google.org rolled out $50 million in grants to close the global education gap, a cause it has funded to the tune of $110…

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Switching Careers Is Hard. It Doesn’t Have to Be.

Several new job boards, including Opportunity@Work and Skillful, use this approach to match workers with employers, job coaches and training programs based on skills instead…

Event

National Governors Association 2017 Summer Meeting

Panelists: Zoë Baird, CEO, The Markle Foundation Governor Matt Bevin, Kentucky Governor Dennis Daugaard, South Dakota Governor Mary Fallin, Oklahoma Governor John Hickenlooper, Colorado Judith…

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Can Funder-Backed Online Tools Help Close the Employment “Skills Gap”?

Last year, the Bridgespan Group identified the “skills gap” between American workers and available jobs as one place where billion-dollar bets from philanthropy could have…

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Aspen Ideas Festival 2017

Introductory Remarks: Dr. James Manyika, Director, McKinsey Global Institute Don Baer, CEO, Burson-Marsteller Panelists: Zoë Baird, CEO and President, Markle Foundation Mark Warner, United States…