What is Innovation?

Innovation is the connection between choices, risk and trust :: Ahmad Thomas

Episode Summary

We're excited to have Ahmad Thomas, CEO of Silicon Valley Leadership Group, join us this week! In this episode, he shares his view of innovation as paradigm-breaking ideas, and he discusses the impact of innovation on personal career growth. Thomas also shares his view of the progress made in creating more inclusive and diverse workplaces, as well as the impact of DEI programs on driving innovation forward. Don't miss out on this insightful conversation! Listen to the full episode on your favorite podcast platform.

Episode Notes

Ahmad Thomas, CEO of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, the region’s most dynamic business association. In this episode, he shares his view of innovation as paradigm-breaking ideas, and he discusses the impact of innovation on personal career growth.

More about our guest:
Ahmad Thomas, partners with the organization’s member companies to promote entrepreneurial solutions to strengthen Silicon Valley business competitiveness, bolster its innovation ecosystem, and create shared economic value throughout the greater Bay Area. A hallmark of his leadership is in catalyzing industry-leading initiatives to operationalize change around diversity, equity, and inclusion from the Boardroom to the C-suites and beyond. A former investment banker and senior Congressional aide, he brings nearly 20 years of experience working both in and on behalf of non-profit social enterprises, governments, and businesses, where he has honed a deep understanding of the essentiality of public-private partnerships and the intersection of equity, policy, and technology that drives Silicon Valley’s innovation infrastructure. Thomas holds a B.S. from Cornell University, Master’s degree from the London School of Economics, and M.B.A. from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.