Burning Glass Institute Launches to Track a Fast-Changing Labor Market
Summary
Situated at the intersection of work and learning, The Burning Glass Institute will advance new data-driven models of economic mobility and of workforce equity at a time when rapid change increasingly challenges employers and workers alike. These include: • None Michael Bernick, Counsel at Duane Morris and former Commissioner of Labor for the State of California; • None Yvette Burton, a leader in the field of people analytics with an extensive executive track record at E&Y, Deloitte, IBM, and Lockheed Martin, and Professor of Practice Emeritus and Academic Director of the Human Capital Management Program at Columbia University; • None Joseph Fuller, Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School and co-leader of HBS’s initiative on Managing the Future of Work; • None Tamar Jacoby, President of Opportunity America, a Washington-based nonprofit dedicated to promoting economic mobility for working Americans; • None Joe May, Chancellor of Dallas College, one of the nation’s largest and most successful community colleges; and • None Debbie Wasden, Director of the Rework America Alliance at the Markle Foundation, a multi-stakeholder partnership working to help millions of unemployed workers and people from low-wage roles to move into better jobs. Over the coming weeks, the Institute will be releasing major reports studying how employers are abandoning degree requirements, identifying opportunities for universities to serve as more effective dynamos of diversity, and tracking the quickening pace of skill change within jobs. “Thirty percent of the skills underlying the average job have been replaced over the past decade, challenging higher education to keep up and threatening industry with the prospect of major talent disruption. “We are delighted to continue our partnership with Matt Sigelman in this hopeful endeavor.” “We are pleased to be a founding partner of this important new initiative dedicated to using research and data to drive improved outcomes in the labor market,” said Brian Napack, CEO of Wiley.