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MnTech partners with a number of organizations to support Minnesota’s science and technology community at the state and national level. Research and peer organizations help us understand trends and better serve our members and the broader ecosystem. Connect to science and technology resources here.

TECNA

MnTech is a member of TECNA, the Technology Councils of North America, which offers peer-to-peer networking and regional initiatives to raise the visibility and viability of the technology industry.

CompTIA

The Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA), is a non-profit trade association, issuing professional certifications for the IT industry. In addition to legislative advocacy at the Federal level, CompTIA creates a wealth of content that not only follows technology trends, but helps shape the future of technology and its application as well.

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The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED)

MN DEED facilitates an economic environment to produce jobs and improve the quality of the state’s workforce. DEED manages over 50 programs for employers and workers, and the services to support them, throughout the state. DEED has been a steadfast state partner, and collects data for the tech industry to analyze trends and inform decisions.

DEED Innovation and Technology

TechNet

TechNet is the national, bipartisan network of technology CEOs and senior executives that promotes the growth of the innovation economy. TechNet advances public policies and private sector initiatives at the federal, state, and local levels that make the United States the world leader in innovation.

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Jayshree Seth
Corporate Scientist, 3M

Jayshree Seth is a Corporate Scientist at 3M and currently holds 77 patents for a variety of innovations, with several additional pending. She joined 3M in 1993 after an MS and PhD in Chemical Engineering from Clarkson University, New York. She is a Distinguished Alumni Award recipient from her alma mater REC Trichy India, now NIIT Trichy, where she earned a B. Tech. in Chemical Engineering.

Jayshree was appointed 3M’s first ever Chief Science Advocate in 2018 and is using her scientific knowledge, technical expertise and professional experience to advance science and communicate the benefits of science and the importance of diversity in STEM fields. She is also a member of Carlton Society which is the 3M Science and Engineering “Hall of Fame.” Jayshree is the fourth woman and first female engineer to be inducted. In 2020, she was awarded Society of Women Engineers (SWE) highest Achievement Award. She is also the first-ever winner of a Gold Stevie® Award in the new Female Thought Leaders of the Year – category in the 18th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business in 2021. Jayshree was featured in a docuseries titled Not the Science Type that premiered during the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival and accepted for Brand Storytelling Showcase, a sanctioned event at Sundance Film Festival. She is the author of the books, The Heart of Science – Engineering Footprints, Fingerprints, & Imprints, and The Heart of Science – Engineering Fine Print published by the Society of Women Engineers, and all sales proceeds go to a scholarship for underrepresented minority women in STEM. She is a sought-after speaker, globally, on a multitude of topics such as innovation, leadership and STEM advocacy and has featured in local, national and international media.

Jayshree has served on the CEOs Inclusion Council, chaired the 3M Asian Employee Resource Group A3CTION and serves on the Steering Committee for 3M Technical Women’s Leadership Forum (WLF). She also serves on the Board of the Science Museum of Minnesota, Engineering Advisory Council for Clarkson University, AAAS Committee on Science, Engineering and Public Policy (COSEPP), Advisory Board for Innovation – The Conference Board, and Advisory Group of Aspen Institute Our Future is Science program.

Jayshree has two adult kids, and her husband also works at 3M.