Empowering The Future: Celebrating 30 Years of Unlocking Potential
Per Scholas hosted Empowering The Future: Celebrating 30 Years of Unlocking Potential, its 30th Anniversary celebration on Tuesday, October 21 at Guastavino’s in New York City. This milestone event celebrated three decades of advancing economic mobility by providing access to high-quality, no-cost tech training to untapped talent. The event featured esteemed speakers and honored two key partners for their transformative impact.
Dalila Wilson-Scott, Executive Vice President and Chief Impact & Inclusion Officer of Comcast Corporation and President of the Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation, was recognized for her transformative impact in corporate responsibility and for driving strategic initiatives that create opportunity in communities. This includes her leadership of Project UP, Comcast’s $1 billion initiative to connect people to the internet, provide digital opportunity, and build a future of Unlimited Possibilities.
Ballmer Group, co-founded by Connie and Steve Ballmer, was honored for its commitment to improving economic mobility for children and families. Through their partnership, Ballmer Group has been a catalyst for Per Scholas’ innovation and growth, enabling the development of immersive training models and the integration of cutting-edge AI and data center content into the curriculum. The award was accepted by Terri Ludwig, Chief Executive Officer of Ballmer Group.
The evening featured a keynote address from Rashaun Williams, founder and CIO of Harbinger Sports Partners, limited partner of the NFL Atlanta Falcons, and guest Shark on ABC’s Shark Tank.
Williams was joined by esteemed guest speakers Ginni Rometty and Charles Phillips. Rometty is the former Chairman, President and CEO of IBM and Co-Chair of OneTen; she also serves on the boards of JPMorgan Chase, Cargill, and Memorial Sloan Kettering. Phillips is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Recognize and previously served as CEO of Infor, President of Oracle, and Managing Director at Morgan Stanley; he also serves on the boards of American Express, the Apollo Theater and more. Rometty and Philips participated in a fireside chat, The Future is Skills First. Click here to watch the conversation.
Click below to watch Rashaun Williams' Keynote Address.
Thanks to our event sponsors:
Presenting Sponsor
Comcast
Platinum Sponsors
Allstate and Amazon
Gold Sponsors
CD&R Foundation, CSG, EY, Guardian, Dana & Josh Lieberman, S&P Global, and TEKsystems
Silver Sponsors
Apollo Global Management, Capgemini, CDW, Cognizant, Dell Technologies, Jean Hill & Larry Shultis, Dirk & Suzanne Manelski, Microsoft, Lewis E. Miller, Pimco, Prudential, PWC, Ian Shrank & Alexandra W. Logue, and Katherine Stookey