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Janeen Uzzell
Born
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Alma materNorth Carolina A&T State University
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Employer(s)Wikimedia Foundation
General Electric
ParentJay Uzzell

Janeen Uzzell is a Global Technology Executive and Chief Operating Officer of the Wikimedia Foundation. She previously served as Director of Healthcare Programs in Africa and Head of Women in Technology for General Electric.

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 studied mechanical engineering at North Carolina A&T State University and graduated in 1990.[3] Uzzell earned an Master of Business Administration (MBA) at Fairleigh Dickinson University.[2]

Career

Uzzell joined General Electric (GE) in 2002, focusing on healthcare technologies. Alongside her career at GE, Uzzell volunteered on overseas short-term mission trips, supporting organisations like Doctors without borders. In particular, Uzzell volunteered with Action Chapel International in Ghana.[2] In 2008 she joined GE on a trip to Africa, supporting midwives in using the GE ultrasound units. Uzzell started to work with local doctors, governmental and non-governmental organizations to improve women's healthcare across the continent.[2] In 2009 Uzzell was named the Director of Global Healthcare at GE, leading their $6 billion healthymagination programme.[4][5][6] In this capacity she supported the Millennium Development Goals, in particular, targets that looked to improve 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] She moved to Accra in 2012, where she worked as Director of Healthcare Programs for GE Africa.[10] Here she trained nurse midwives and developed rural healthcare strategy.[3] In Tanzania, Uzzell helped to upgrade rural clinics, building solar panels to power the VScan – a pocket-sized ultrasound.[6] Her work was recognized with the GE Icon Leadership award in 2014.

In 2016, Uzzell took over the Women in Technology programs at GE.[2][3] Here she led the implementation of an ad campaign that showcased women engineers, including Mildred Dresselhaus.[2] Under Uzzell's leadership, GE announced that it looked to reach equal representation of men and women on their technical graduate entry programs by 2020, with 20,000 women in STEM roles.[3] She was named as one of the Network Journal's 25 Most Influential Black Women in Business.

Uzzell joined the Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) in 2019,[10][11] where she has been given the responsibility to develop the foundation's strategic plan, Wikimedia 2030. Alongside her work at the WMF, Uzzell serves on the Advisory Board for the International Black Women’s Public Policy Institute and the Intervarsity National Believers in Business Collegiate Organization.[12][13]

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. "Janeen Uzzell, she is a former head of Women in Technology at GE, and currently emerging market and tech consultant. You've had a fascinating career. Born and raised at the Beth? Beth Israel?... So, I grew up in Plainfield... It's a good town. Went to Mount St. Mary's"
  2. ^ a b c d e f Ingerto, Sara Tracey | Photos by Colleen (2017-06-26). "Janeen Uzzell leading GE's Women in Technology initiative". Times Union. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  3. ^ a b c d "Janeen Uzzell, Head of Women in Technology at GE". US Black Engineer. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  4. ^ Staff, T. N. J. "Janeen T. Uzzell – The Network Journal". Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  5. ^ a b "Janeen Uzzell | CSIR". conference2017.csir.co.za. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  6. ^ a b Kellner, Tomas (2014-08-13). "Why Less is More for the Health of Africa's Hospitals". GE Reports. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  7. ^ Uzzell, Janeen (2013). "GE's Commitment to Addressing Maternal and Infant Health" (PDF). General Electric. Retrieved 2020-02-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "Innovative Medical Devices" (PDF). Every Woman Every Child. Retrieved 2020-02-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "Janeen Uzzell". Global Philanthropy Forum. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  10. ^ a b "Wikimedia Foundation appoints Janeen Uzzell as Chief Operating Officer". Wikimedia Foundation. 2019-02-12. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  11. ^ Kilkenny, Salome. "TNJ Honoree Alum Janeen Uzzell: Riding High in Silicon Valley – The Network Journal". Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  12. ^ "Janeen Uzzell". Graduate and Faculty Ministries. 2019-01-31. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  13. ^ "Janeen Uzzell | WEF | Women Economic Forum". WEF. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
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