Janeen Uzzell

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Janeen Uzzell
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Born
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Alma materNorth Carolina A&T State University
Fairleigh Dickinson University
EmployerNational Society of Black Engineers
Parent(s)Jay Uzzell

Janeen Uzzell is an American global technology executive and CEO of the National Society of Black Engineers. She previously served as Director of Healthcare Programs in Africa and Head of Women in Technology for General Electric and as COO of the Wikimedia Foundation.

Early life and education[]

Uzzell was born in Newark, New Jersey and raised in Plainfield, New Jersey, where she attended Mount St. Mary Academy.[1] She has cited her family as an inspiration for her education and career.[2] Her father, Jay Uzzell, was a musician in the band The Corsairs, and her mother is Kate Uzzell. She earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from North Carolina A&T State University in 1990[3] and an MBA from Fairleigh Dickinson University.[2]

Career[]

Uzzell joined General Electric in 2002, focusing on healthcare technologies while volunteering on short-term mission trips, supporting organizations including Doctors without borders. In particular, she volunteered with Action Chapel International in Ghana.[2] In 2008 she worked in Ghana supporting midwives in using General Electric ultrasound units; she then began working with local doctors, governmental and non-governmental organizations across Africa to improve women's healthcare.[2] In 2009 Uzzell was named Director of Global Healthcare at General Electric, leading their $6 billion healthymagination programme[4][5][6] and supporting the Millennium Development Goals, in particular the improvement of maternal and infant health in Africa and India.[5][7] She worked with PATH and the Clinton Foundation as Co-Chair of the Medical Devices Task Force of Ban Ki-moon's Every Woman Every Child initiative.[8][9] In 2012 she moved to Accra, where she worked as Director of Healthcare Programs for GE Africa,[10] training nurse midwives and developing rural healthcare strategy.[3] In Tanzania, Uzzell helped to upgrade rural clinics, building solar panels to power the VScan, a pocket-sized ultrasound.[6]

In 2016, Uzzell took over the Women in Technology programs at General Electric.[2][3] Here she led the implementation of an ad campaign that showcased women engineers, including Mildred Dresselhaus,[2] and oversaw the announcement of a company initiative to reach equal representation of men and women in technical graduate entry programs by 2020, with 20,000 women in STEM roles.[3]

Uzzell joined the Wikimedia Foundation in 2019 as Chief Operating Officer,[10][11] leading development of the foundation's strategic plan, "Wikimedia 2030".[11]

In 2021 she left the Wikimedia Foundation and became CEO of the National Society of Black Engineers.[12]

Uzzell serves on the advisory boards for the International Black Women's Public Policy Institute, Mercy Ships, and dFree, and as an advisor to the Believers in Business Collegiate Organization of the InterVarsity Christian Fellowship.[12][13][14][15]

Honors[]

The Network Journal named Uzzell one of its "40 Under Forty Achievers" in 2005 and one of "25 Most Influential Black Women in Business" in 2016.[11] She has received the General Electric African-American Forum's Icon Leadership Award[11] and in 2013 shared in General Elecric Africa's receipt of the United Nations Global Leadership Award.[16]

References[]

  1. ^ "Steve Adubato goes One-on-One with Janeen Uzzell, Former Head of Women in Technology at GE, from the Amazon Alexa VOICE Summit at NJIT, to talk about the importance of diversity within the tech community", One on One with Steve Adubato, September 28, 2018. Accessed February 2, 2020.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Ingerto, Sara Tracey (June 26, 2017). "Janeen Uzzell leading GE's Women in Technology initiative". Times Union. Albany, New York. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Janeen Uzzell, Head of Women in Technology at GE". US Black Engineer (registration required). Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  4. ^ "Janeen T. Uzzell". The Network Journal (interview). June 1, 2017. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Janeen Uzzell". 6th SCIR Conference, 5–6 October 2017. CSIR. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b Kellner, Tomas (August 13, 2014). "Why Less is More for the Health of Africa's Hospitals". GE Reports. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  7. ^ Uzzell, Janeen (2013). "GE's Commitment to Addressing Maternal and Infant Health" (PDF). General Electric. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  8. ^ The IWG Task Force on Medical Devices. "Innovative Medical Devices for the Health of Women and Children in Low-Resource Settings" (PDF). Every Woman Every Child. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  9. ^ "Janeen Uzzell". Global Philanthropy Forum. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b "Wikimedia Foundation appoints Janeen Uzzell as Chief Operating Officer". Wikimedia Foundation. February 12, 2019. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Kilkenny, Salome (June 19, 2019). "TNJ Honoree Alum Janeen Uzzell: Riding High in Silicon Valley". The Network Journal. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b "Wikimedia COO Janeen Uzzell to join NSBE as Chief Executive Officer". National Society of Black Engineers. June 30, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  13. ^ "Janeen Uzzell". InterVarsity Graduate and Faculty Ministries. January 31, 2019. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  14. ^ "Who We Are: Board Members". Mercy Ships. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  15. ^ "Janeen Uzzell". Women Economic Forum. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  16. ^ "GE Africa shines at United Nations 2013 leadership award". Sweet Crude Reports. November 12, 2013. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
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