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Talking Diversity At Net Impact
Video: Net Impact Student Mariana Negrao Talks Diversity at NI14
As part of our Talking Diversity video series, we asked thought leaders from all backgrounds to make the business case for diversity. Attracting bright young talent was one of the top reasons cited, so getting the student perspective seemed like a natural fit.
At the 2014 Net Impact conference, Mariana Negrao, an MBA candidate in Colorado State University's Global Social and Sustainable Enterprise program and VP of Communications for the CSU Net Impact Chapter, shared what diversity means to her:
"To me, diversity is being able to bring different sources of inspiration to the debate," Negrao said. "I think it's important because, especially with sustainability, it requires a lot of innovation. And you can't really have innovative ideas if you're not getting [them] from the overlapping of different areas of knowledge."
In this one-minute clip, Negrao, a native of Brazil, goes on to make the business case for diversity and describe how a diverse workforce can drive innovation.
Mariana Negrao was born and raised in Brazil. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil. She has experience working on the development of medical devices for emerging markets at Philips Healthcare. Since 2008, Mariana has been engaged with the International Development Design Summit (IDDS), as participant, organizer and Design Facilitator. She has worked in different social projects in low-income communities in Ghana, Zambia and Brazil. She is currently an MBA candidate at the Global Social and Sustainable Enterprise program at Colorado State University and the VP of Communications of the Colorado State University Net Impact Chapter.
Nick Aster is the founder of TriplePundit. Prior to launching 3p, Nick worked for Mother Jones magazine, successfully re-launching the magazine's online presence. He worked for TreeHugger.com, managing the technical side of the publication for 3 years, and has also been an active consultant for individuals and companies entering the world of micro-publishing. He also worked for Gawker Media and Moreover Technologies in the early days of blogging. Nick holds an MBA in sustainable management from the Presidio School of Management and graduated with a BA in History from Washington University in St. Louis.
