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June 29, 2021

Member Impact Spotlight: Prime Digital Academy

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June 24, 2021

Event Recap: WLiT June 22, 2021 – What I Know Now That I Wish I Knew Then

Women Leading in Technology (WLiT) events are open to both women and men who are interested in…

June 15, 2021

Member Impact Spotlight: OTSI

Following the Sun with OTSI In the spring of 1999, OTSI (Object Technology Solutions Inc.) was…

June 8, 2021

Non-traditional Talent Feature: Abdirizak Hussein

We’re pleased to present this blog segment, a piece designed to celebrate the journeys and…

June 2, 2021

Event Recap: WLiT Q2 A Conversation with Julie Sweet

Women Leading in Technology (WLiT) events are open to both women and men who are interested in…

May 26, 2021

Event Recap: Increasing Computer Science Education in MN through Deeper Industry Partnerships

If you missed the Let's Get to Work: Increasing Computer Science Education in MN through Deeper…

May 18, 2021

Member Impact Spotlight: Comcast

The Comcast Legacy If you’ve lived in the United States within the last few decades, you’re more…

May 11, 2021

Non-traditional Talent Feature: Alicia Smith

We're pleased to introduce this new blog segment, a piece designed to celebrate the journeys and…

2024 Annual Impact Report

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2024 State of Tech Talent Report

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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.