Manish Jindal

Despite being a strategic thinker focused on key issues involving future wireless technologies, Jindal is also passionate about developing new talent within the cable tech industry. When it comes to engineering, he says gender diversity is the real challenge. “To change this, we must address this disparity early on, when women are choosing their majors in college,” he says. “We need to create awareness about engineering careers among more female students and provide access to women mentors and role models.”

Can you share a successful diversity program at your company or one you’ve observed at another company or organization?
Charter’s diversity and inclusion mission is to embrace the unique backgrounds, perspectives and experiences of our employees and partners. We also seek to create an environment where people feel valued and empowered. One way we achieve this mission is through our Business Resource Groups. We are also proud of the Spectrum Housing Assist program, which helps improve homes in the diverse communities we serve. To date, over 7,000 employees have improved over 32,000 homes. By 2020, we hope to deepen our community impact by improving 50,000 homes.

What questions is the industry not yet asking in its efforts to be more diverse and inclusive that it should be?
Gender diversity continues to be a challenge in the engineering and technology world. To change this, we must address this disparity early on, when women are choosing their majors in college. We need to create awareness about engineering careers among more female students and provide access to women mentors and role models.

As part of my role at Charter, I help ensure that women interns, contractors, or full-time employees have a fulfilling work experience, one hopefully that they can share with the next generation of women engineers.

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