Leslie Owens
Information Systems Director
Playlists
All Videos (26)
- What I Do
- My Career Path
- Typical Day
- Great Part
- Why Should Girls Consider a Career in IT
- Why You Should Read the Newspaper
- Challenges
- Skills to Develop
- What is Big Data
- Information Technology Involves all Industry
- Different Careers in Technology
- MIT CISR
- Education
- Favorite Subjects
- Helpful Teachers
- Skills From Childhood
- Did it Anyway
- Heroes
- Goals
- Staying Motivated
- Family Support
- Advice
- Overcoming Obstacles
- Tips for Public Speaking
- Importance of Civility
- Importance of Teamwork
Bio
Watch Leslie Owens, the Executive Director of the MIT Center for Information Research (CISR), share how her organization helps solve tech-related business problems around the world. She works with many established companies and a favorite part of her job is hearing that their research is making a difference and that executives are implementing changes to make their businesses more successful. One piece of advice she offers is that finding a job and having a successful career is not just about your resume. It’s also important to develop yourself as a kind and good person How you treat people will be noticed by others.
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