TECHNOLOGY
“ There has never been a better time to begin changing attitudes and practices around STEM inclusivity ”
ALICE WILLIAMS , VP US SERVICES EXCELLENCE , SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC
For example , of the top three women in our Top 100 Women in Supply Chain 2022 publication , only one – second-placed Francesca DeBiase , CSCO of McDonalds – lacks a STEM background , having instead read business administration at university . Third-placed Mary Beth Lang – Chief Supply Chain Officer ( CSCO ) of managedcare company Kaiser Permanente – has a pharmacy degree and a PhD in information systems , while top-placed Carol Tomé , CEO of UPS , studied finance , which many hold to be an honorary STEM subject .
At Schneider Electric , which specialises in digital automation and energy management , Alice Williams helps ensure excellence in functions including logistics & supply chain , project management , and health & safety . It is a hugely technical role and demands that Williams draws on her nine years of military experience , which , aside from engineering , includes deep knowledge of operations and logistics .
Not enough being done to redress STEM imbalance At no point , says Williams , was she dissuaded or deflected from her STEM-dependent career goals . supplychaindigital . com 91