Newsviews: 1871 CEO Betsy Ziegler

Sunday, May 20, 2018
At a time when we're hearing about the need for more women in the STEM fields, the Chicago tech hub 1871 just put a woman at the top hiring Betsy Ziegler to be the new CEO.

She is the first female to lead the tech hub founded six years ago.
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Ziegler comes to 1871 from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management where she was the
chief innovation officer.
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Betsy Ziegler joined us to talk about 1871, what it means to be the hubs first female CEO and how she got involved in the tech field.

Part 1:
Newsviews Part 1: 1871 CEO Betsy Ziegler


Part 2:
Newsviews Part 2: 1871 CEO Betsy Ziegler
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