April 5, 2021
Jenna Saucedo-Herrera will speak pretty much on Thursday, April 8
Jenna Saucedo-Herrera (B.B.A. ’09), president and CEO of the San Antonio Economic Growth Basis (SAEDF), will culminate the St. Mary’s University 2020-2021 Forum on Entrepreneurship Collection on Thursday, April 8.
Her session “Courage to perform, Vision to earn, are you All In?” will target on the San Antonio region’s daring new economic enhancement system to increase positions, produce individuals and elevate the quality of position. The collaborative regional technique led by SAEDF is projected to deliver 140,000 new careers, $8 billion in new wages, and 200,000 new levels and certifications to the San Antonio region more than the subsequent 5 decades. The Meadows Middle for Entrepreneurial Studies at St. Mary’s will host the discussion by using Zoom from 8 to 9 a.m. Thursday.
“As an alumna of the Greehey Faculty of Business at St. Mary’s University, Jenna exemplifies our mission of transforming college students into ethical leaders with a enthusiasm for serving the frequent good,” claimed Stephanie Ward, Ph.D., Interim Dean of the Greehey School of Organization and Professor of Management. “Her get the job done as president and main govt officer of the San Antonio Financial Enhancement Foundation specifically impacts our metropolis by expanding the economic alternatives for anyone in our good metropolis. This is the Greehey University of Business’ mission in motion.”
In her capacity as SAEDF’s president and CEO, Saucedo-Herrera will work with a gifted workforce to advance the diversification and advancement of the San Antonio regional financial system as a result of domestic and intercontinental business enterprise growth, workforce progress, partnerships and marketplace methods.
Through her tenure, SAEDF has secured more than 18,000 work opportunities from 84 jobs that consist of EY, Victory Cash, Booz Allen Hamilton, Hulu, OKIN BPS, TJX, Navistar and Aisin AW.
“It’s an honor to have Jenna Saucedo-Herrera as our executive speaker to shut the 2020-21 series,” stated Sergio Palacios, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Management and Chairman of the Board of the Forum on Entrepreneurship Sequence. “As just one of our most visible alumni, her results and achievements, this kind of as turning into CEO of the SAEDF, throughout the initial decade following graduating from St. Mary’s, make her an exceptional job product for our students!”
More about Saucedo-Herrera:
While attending St. Mary’s, Saucedo-Herrera was a standout university student and captain of the Rattlers Softball group. Her initially occupation was interning with CPS Electricity. Soon after graduation, she acquired a comprehensive-time posture as a small business analyst and, in 6 yrs, turned the youngest vice president in the company’s 73-12 months record.
As CPS Energy’s vice president of general public affairs and manufacturer management, Saucedo-Herrera managed 3 departments together with company communications and marketing and advertising, corporate social duty, and economic progress. She described specifically to CEO Paula Gold-Williams (B.B.A. ’84).
Saucedo-Herrera has gained accolades which include the “2015 Females in Leadership Award” and the “2017 40 Less than 40: Female of the Yr Award” from the San Antonio Small business Journal, acknowledgment by the San Antonio Categorical-News in its “2016 Girls Who Run San Antonio” function, and recognition in Culturemap’s “Top Texans Less than 30.”
Far more about the Discussion board on Entrepreneurship Sequence
The Meadows Centre for Entrepreneurial Reports promotes and encourages entrepreneurial imagined, organization and functions regionally, regionally and nationally. The intent of the Discussion board on Entrepreneurship Sequence is to present the much larger San Antonio neighborhood and students of St. Mary’s College a forum to hear from some of the most proficient persons in sector and government. Cash generated from the collection help student scholarships and inspire entrepreneurial functions in San Antonio and the region.
Immediately after the April 8 celebration, the series will proceed with discussions in Tumble 2021. The series’ 2020-2021 title sponsor is PwC.
For info on registering for the celebration and sponsorship possibilities, make sure you get in touch with Pamela Luna at discussion board@stmarytx.edu or 210-436-3124.