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We’ve made the difficult decision to close operations for Round. The best part of Round is, and has always been, all of the people who embody Round’s values and are driving the technology industry forward in better ways. We’re thrilled the community will continue to live on through the Slack and the relationships will continue to grow. You can read the full announcement here.

Like every week, new and incredible technology leaders join the Round network. From an engineering leader solving complex logistics problems to product leaders transforming their companies into market leaders and driving societal good, these are the newest faces of Round. Benjamin Greenberg, Corre Curtice, Shashank Singh, welcome to Round. We're honored to have you in the network.

With a strong and growing network, we are more likely to learn, access new opportunities, and achieve our goals. Round is the premier network for technology leaders, with leaders from over 300 of tech's top companies. Our members are building the future of technology at Microsoft, NVIDIA, Netflix, Google, Amazon, and countless other innovative companies.

Member Spotlight: Yina Arenas was named VP of Product at Microsoft, leading Microsoft Graph and Microsoft 365's core developer. See more about our incredible members here: https://bit.ly/408zcRK

Honored to join this community of tech leaders at Round. Let’s change the world with more human-centered design and empathy at scale. ❤️🩹

From a change management leader driving new technological adoption within Adobe's CIO office to a product leader driving strategy at Audible, these are some of newest faces who have joined Round. Bill Kirst. Kapil Jain, Jessica Warren, welcome to Round. We are honored to have you.

Before we close out the week, we want to celebrate the incredible women who are part of Round. Our network is full of incredible technologists, product innovators, business leaders, and disruptors. And on top of all of that, they're all amazing people who are passionate about accelerating the positive impact that technology can have on the world. We're thrilled to learn with and from them every day. #techleadership #womeninproduct

In a world comprised of 200 countries, 300 writing systems, 7,000 languages, and evolving cultural landscapes, the challenge to effectively engage and delight customers on the global stage is greater than ever. Paula Hunter, a localization leader, explains how companies can reach new markets successfully. Hunter spent the past ten years of her career building high-performing localization teams and globalization strategies at major companies like Motorola Solutions, Avigilon, and Nokia.

In a past conversation with the Round network, Oren Etzioni, Founder of the Allen Institute for AI (AI2), broke down important happenings in GenAI. He reminds us that every challenge in technology also presents an opportunity. In his work, Dr. Etzioni is a thought leader: he has written over 200 technical papers, as well as commentary on AI for The New York Times, WIRED, and Nature.