About the IBM Corporate Service Corp

So now that you know where I am.....you are probably wondering why I am there??? Other than trying to escape it all (hahahha, just kidding...sort of), I am one of the very lucky, priviledged and grateful few who have been selected to partcipate in IBM's Corporate Service Corp. The CSC is IBM's premier corporate citizenship programs, and was started in 2008 to "develop the company’s leadership skills while helping address the world’s socio-economic issues". I know I sound like a marketing pitch...

The kindergarden version of what the CSC is a peace-corp like group that is focused on business problems in emerging countries. We have a team of 12 IBMers from across the world (US, UK, India, Australia, Germany, Japan, Finland and New Zealand) and different disciplines (engineering, sales, marketing, finance (me!), communications) who will work together with several local non-profit organizations to help address specific business issues. There are 6 other teams like us that will be working in other countries during the first half of 2009, including in China, the Phillipines, Romania, Ghana, Vietnam and and Brazil.

For more information on the CSC, check out the program's website and some press from 2008:

CSC Website:

https://www.ibm.com/corporateservicecorps/

Business Week article:

http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/09_12/b4124056268652.htm

Wall Street Journal article:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121779236200008095.html

The postings on this site are my own and don’t necessarily represent IBM’s positions, strategies or opinions.

Where in the world is Jessie?

For the month of May I will be living, working, traveling and absorbing the vibes of Mpumalanga province (pronounced em-pooh-ma-long-ah) in the north-eastern corner of South Africa. Mpumalanga is just north of Swaziland, west of Mozambique, south of Zimbabwe, and home to South Africa's premier safari location, Kruger National Park. I will be residing with my eleven IBM colleagues in Nelspruit, the capital of the province, about four hours outside of Johannesburg.

Can you see me????? There I am on the streets of Nelpruit --- right on the corner. I'm waving right now.....





















The postings on this site are my own and don’t necessarily represent IBM’s positions, strategies or opinions.