{"474721":{"#nid":"474721","#data":{"type":"event","title":"IMPACT Presents: Rebecca Curzon, IBM Corporate Citizenship and Corporate Affairs","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis event is\u0026nbsp;sponsored by the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/scheller.gatech.edu\/centers-initiatives\/ile\/index.html\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EInstitute for Leadership and Entrepreneurship\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca title=\u0022http:\/\/humanitarian.scl.gatech.edu\/home Cmd+Click or tap to follow the link\u0022 href=\u0022http:\/\/humanitarian.scl.gatech.edu\/home\u0022\u003ECenter for Health \u0026amp; Humanitarian Systems\u003C\/a\u003E, in collaboration with the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EH. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.scheller.gatech.edu\/centers-initiatives\/ray-c-anderson-center-for-sustainable-business\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ERay C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business\u003C\/a\u003E, and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/serve-learn-sustain.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Serve-Learn-Sustain\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;Rebecca E. Curzon is Senior Program Manager with IBM Corporate Citizenship and Corporate Affairs, with leadership roles in business integration, philanthropy, and volunteer enablement. Ms. Curzon manages IBM\u2019s global strategy in humanitarian disaster response, applying IBM technology, solutions, expertise and innovation to critical needs in the aftermath of disaster; and developing strategic partnerships around mitigation of the effects of disaster using technology for smarter and more resilient cities. She represents IBM on the US Chamber of Commerce Foundation\u2019s Disaster Assistance and Recovery Working Group. She also serves on the board of directors of the American Red Cross of Massachusetts and leads IBM\u2019s global citizenship Grant-making Center of Excellence.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ERebecca E. Curzon is Senior Program Manager with IBM Corporate Citizenship and Corporate Affairs, with leadership roles in business integration, philanthropy, and volunteer enablement. Ms. Curzon manages IBM\u2019s global strategy in humanitarian disaster response, applying IBM technology, solutions, expertise and innovation to critical needs in the aftermath of disaster; and developing strategic partnerships around mitigation of the effects of disaster using technology for smarter and more resilient cities. She represents IBM on the US Chamber of Commerce Foundation\u2019s Disaster Assistance and Recovery Working Group. She also serves on the board of directors of the American Red Cross of Massachusetts and leads IBM\u2019s global citizenship Grant-making Center of Excellence.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EMs. Curzon has been part of global teams to integrate IBM\u2019s strategies in corporate citizenship into the business and to leverage business offerings for community benefit. In 2003 she helped launch the On Demand Community, IBM\u2019s flagship global initiative and website to support IBMers as they volunteer in their communities.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EMs. Curzon came to IBM from Lotus Development Corporation where she managed volunteerism and philanthropic programs focusing on nonprofit use of Lotus software. Previously she was with the Smithsonian Institution. She is a certified Project Management Professional through the Project Management Institute. She has volunteered actively for decades at schools, nonprofits, and in her faith community.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECurzon will speak at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ile.gatech.edu\/IMPACT.html\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0027s IMPACT Speaker Series\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;on Wednesday, January 27, 2016.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAbout the Impact Speaker Series:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESince 2002, the IMPACT Speaker Series has brought highly successful business leaders from a variety of industries to campus to share their experiences and give advice to students and other entrepreneurs on topics ranging from \u0022building a venture around intellectual capital\u0022 to \u0022successful entrepreneurship in large organizations\u0022 and \u0022socially responsible leadership\u0022. 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