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The Rant PodcastNavigating the Next Four Years with Ellie BertaniSend us a textEllie Bertani, CEO of GitLab Foundation, revolutionizes philanthropy with a data-driven approach that puts measurable economic impact at the center of every grant decision. This eye-opening conversation reveals how GitLab Foundation aims to generate at least $100 in increased earnings for every dollar they invest – a "North Star 100X goal" that guides their work across the United States, Colombia, and Kenya.What happens when you apply financial modeling to philanthropy? Bertani explains how her foundation builds ROI projections for every potential grant, allowing them to identify high-impact opportunities that might otherwise go un...2025-05-2033 min
Work ForcesEllie Bertani: Driving Social Impact & ROI in PhilanthropyEllie Bertani, President and CEO of GitLab Foundation, discusses the foundation’s unique approach to philanthropy that prioritizes ROI, risk-taking, and speed to support economic mobility initiatives. Drawing from her cross-sectoral experience in nonprofit, public, and private sectors, Bertani explains how the foundation measures impact by tracking how every dollar invested aims to generate at least $100 in additional lifetime earnings for people living below a living wage. She shares success stories from a portfolio of over 120 grants across Colombia, Kenya, and the United States, highlighting investments in areas like green jobs, short-form credentials, and technology infrastructure. Bertani also discusses th...2025-05-1326 min
The Cusp with Paul FainA Philanthropic Take on AI and Education with Ron Smith and Ellie BertaniIn the latest episode of The Cusp, host Paul Fain talks with Ron Smith, vice president of philanthropy at Salesforce. Smith, who has overseen more than $225M in giving, talks about how to be thoughtful about AI's rapid integration into education, to ensure that students aren't left behind.Ellie Bertani, president and CEO of the GitLab Foundation, also joins Fain for this episode. Bertani describes the foundation's data-based philosophy on AI and economic mobility. She also shares an optimistic vision for the future, with concrete suggestions about how to get there.2024-12-1849 min
The Heart of a Job: Your "How To" Love What You DoEpisode 8: "Many Paths to Happiness," with Ellie BertaniEllie's openness to "try anything once" led to an amazing career journey and a fulfilling personal life. She now leads a non-profit focused on economic mobility, The Gitlab Foundation.In this episode, learn:To stay open and that your dreams just might come true earlier than you plan.How openness to new experiences can be surprising - and incredibly rewarding.The "many paths to happiness."2024-05-1747 min
Untapped PhilanthropyLive From The Clinton Global Initiative: How 6 Changemakers are Making an ImpactGuests: Natalie Byrne, Kyran O’Mahoney and Chris White, Ellie Bertani, Kathryne Cooper and Maya HardiganThis episode of Untapped Philanthropy was recorded live from the Clinton Global Initiative, and features six amazing guests who are impacting social change. Tim and Kerrin meet with leaders from Blank Space, The National Council for the Blind of Ireland, the Gitlab Foundation, Jumpstart Nova, and Mae.To learn more about Blank Space visit blankspaceworks.comTo learn more about The National Council for the Blind of Ireland visit vi.ieTo learn more about Inc...2023-11-221h 18
Edtech InsidersDriving Economic Mobility: Edtech Solutions for Global Impact with Ellie Bertani of GitLab FoundationSend us a textEllie Bertani is the President and CEO of the GitLab Foundation, with the mission of improving lifetime earnings and economic mobility of workers worldwide. With a background in the nonprofit, public, and private sectors, she brings a shared value, cross-sectoral approach to drive sustainable impact.Prior to joining the GitLab Foundation, Ellie spent ten years in the private sector, with roles at Wells Fargo and Walmart. Much of her work focused on frontline worker economic stability and mobility, and included work on instant access to earned pay...2023-07-1948 min
The Talent BlueprintSeason One HighlightsToday we're bringing you a special episode, featuring highlights from the first season. You'll hear from some of the world's top talent innovators and visionaries on things like DE&I, attracting and retaining talent, and what the future of work holds.--Show Notes(1:00) Navigating data with Wells Fargo's Ellie Bertani, GM's Kyle Lagunas, Bath School of Management's Dr. Luke Fletcher, and Prudential's Wagner Denuzzo(3:12) Skills building with Wagner Denuzzo, McKinsey's Dr. Mary Meaney, and Ellie Bertani(5:45) Diversity & inclusion with Kyle Lagunas, Dr. Luke Fletcher, ServiceNow's Stuart Rowland, Dr. Mary Meaney, and Ellie Bertani(8:58...2022-05-2416 minThe Talent BlueprintBuilding Skills with Ellie Bertani, SVP of HR Transformation & Services at Wells FargoThis episode features an interview with Ellie Bertani, SVP of HR Transformation & Services at Wells Fargo. With twenty years of cross-sector professional experience in philanthropy, health care, retail, and financial services, Ellie has helped to improve Wells Fargo’s HR operating model and implement new ways of working.On today’s episode, Ellie discusses HR operational effectiveness , meeting the needs of different generations of employees, and a passion for skills-based programs.--About EllieEllie Bertani is SVP of HR Transformation at Wells Fargo. She is responsible for architecting and implementing HR’s...2022-04-2632 min
Next Generation Catalyst Podcast: Millennials / Generation Z / Workplace Trends / LeadershipNGC #118: How to Scale Personalized Learning & Development with Ellie BertaniMillennial and Generation Z keynote speaker and author, Ryan Jenkins, welcomes Ellie Bertani, SR Director of Associate Experience and Learning at Walmart, to the Next Generation Catalyst Podcast. The topic discussed is how to scale learning and development that is personalized. We also cover... The importance of coaching Walmart's approach to upskilling How education can be used for talent retention The future of work and learning And more... 2020-11-1927 min
The Future of Learning and Development PodcastScaling Personalized L&D with Ellie Bertani, Senior Director of Associate Experience, Learning at WalmartEllie Bertani, Senior Director of Associate Experience, Learning at Walmart, shares how to scale personalized learning and development across an entire organization. We also discuss the power of coaching and ending one-size-fits-all learning. This episode is presented by Sync Learning Experiences who helps companies improve their training efforts by creating live and digital learning experiences that people use, enjoy, and apply. Learn more at https://synclx.com.2020-11-0237 min
The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program — Events and InterviewsOpening Remarks and Keynote - Five Years of UpSkill America: What’s Next?This clip features Maureen Conway (Vice President for Policy Programs, The Aspen Institute; Executive Director, Economic Opportunities Program), Dan Porterfield (President and CEO, The Aspen Institute), Eva Sage-Gavin (Senior Managing Director, Talent & Organization Consulting, Accenture), and Ellie Bertani (Senior Director and Portfolio Owner of Digital Transformation and Reskilling, Walmart US).
The fifth anniversary of UpSkill America is here! At this special event, we look both back at what we have learned about upskilling the last five years and forward to what the upskilling movement needs to achieve in the years ahead.
Since our founding, momentum...2020-01-2141 min
The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program — Events and InterviewsWhat’s in Store: The Future of Work in RetailHeadlines warn that changes in retail will lead to disruptive job loss for frontline workers such as cashiers, salespersons, stock clerks, and order fillers. But there may be more to the story. New technologies, the rise of ecommerce, and shifting business strategies, marketing approaches, and customer expectations are altering the way businesses sell, customers shop, and employees work. How will these changes influence retail businesses’ employment practices and the shape of retail jobs? Will the response to these changes vary across segments of the retail industry, whether companies are publicly traded or privately held, small or large, brick-and-mortar or on...2017-11-171h 24