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February 11, 2025

Legislative Update – February 11, 2025

By – Jeff Tollefson, CEO, Minnesota Technology Association Finally! Everyone is back to work…

January 28, 2025

Legislative Update – January 28, 2025

By – Jeff Tollefson, President & CEO of the Minnesota Technology Association As much as I…

January 27, 2025

MnTech Shares Achievements in 2024 Impact Report

The Minnesota Technology Association is excited to present its 2024 Annual Impact Report detailing…

January 14, 2025

Legislative Update – January 14, 2025

By – Jeff Tollefson, President & CEO, MnTech Read More

January 7, 2025

MnTech Welcomes Amanda Hardy as New Director of Membership

The Minnesota Technology Association is excited to welcome Amanda Hardy as its Director of…

November 22, 2024

Highlights from Women Leading in Technology

On November 12, Women Leading in Technology hosted their final session of the year with a special…

November 19, 2024

Highlights from the 2024 Tekne Awards

The Tekne Awards are an annual celebration of tech excellence in Minnesota. It is where the…

November 18, 2024

2024 Tekne Award Winners Honored

The Minnesota Technology Association hosted the 26th annual Tekne Awards on Thursday, November 14,…

2024 Annual Impact Report

The 2024 Annual Impact Report shares information on MnTech's activities and impact in the technology community over the last year.

Tech Talent Dashboard

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2024 State of Tech Talent Report

This annual report provides a look at the size, scale, and composition of Minnesota’s tech workforce and describes the challenges and opportunities that exist within our technology workforce ecosystem.

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Job Board

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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.