Melissa Harper, VP, Global Talent Acquisition, HR Compliance & Chief Diversity Officer, Monsanto Melissa Harper, Monsanto’s Vice President of Global Talent Acquisition, discusses the role STEM education plays in the company’s work to help farmers feed a fast-growing global population while increasing the sustainability of their operations. University partnerships are vital to Monsanto’s efforts, but the demand for top talent has prompted the St. Louis-based agricultural solutions provider to look toward other areas of the talent pipeline, as well – including K-12 and the arts. Check out the best of Talent Connect: http://bit.ly/1MBqz6m

3. Bridging the STEM Gap
Melissa Harper
Vice President, Global Talent Acquisition
and Chief Diversity Officer

5. %
of high school freshmen declare an
interest in STEM
%
By senior year, that drops to

6. What will you do today to refocus
the conversation on STEM
in your workplace?

7. Call to Action
PROACTIVE CULTURE OUT OF THE BOX
Continuous talent pipeline
development
Inclusion Create new programs
Pre-collegiate outreach Commitment – Be “All In”
Consider
non-traditional profiles
Workforce of the future
Generational Value:
Match the workplace to
the workforce and plan for
generational knowledge transfer
Collaborate across
the organization

8. What’s at stake?

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Melissa Harper
Melissa.Harper@Monsanto.com