What do you do when you're a white guy working at the highest executive level of one the biggest energy companies in the world and a female founder of an alternative energy startup offers you a job? If you're Tom Cuthbert, you take that job. Tom spent much of his long career at the top of the food chain, making his way to the most senior levels of leadership at white male dominated energy giants. Now, working for a woman for the first time, he talks about DEIB,  how to create intentional culture at a start up and how to build agile, diverse teams. Don't miss this great perspective and real-world DEIB application with real-world results.

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More about Tom Cuthbert:
Tom Cuthbert is a Global Executive Technology Leader with almost 20 years of experience in technology development across the Automotive, Rail, and Energy Industries.

With a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Kettering University and a Masters in Systems Engineering from Georgia Tech, he started his career in the automotive industry before joining General Electric. At GE Tom had a 15 year career spanning Rail, Power and Renewable Energy Industries, most recently serving as GE's Chief Technology Officer for their Energy Storage business.

He has worked across a broad range of engineering and product development functions, some of his most notable accomplishments being:

· Building a global engineering organization creating world class Battery Energy Storage Systems securing more than $100M in revenue 

· Leading a Digital Transformation Initiative developing IIOT technologies and solutions to monitor products creating $100M in services revenue 

· Leading a $50M development of the first ever GE European Locomotive and built a Global System Engineering organization to support the product across 3 continents.

Managing global locomotive fleet  delivering 20% performance  improvement and reducing
the  product launch infancy failure rate by half.

 Tom is originally from Detroit, MI, but has lived in Erie, Pennsylvania, Eskisehir, Turkey, Paris, France, and currently lives in Atlanta, Georgia with his wife and 3 children. In his free time he enjoys spending time with his family, traveling the globe, and playing the drums.

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