SILICON VALLEY HAS BEEN CRITICIZED
in recent years for a lack of female
representation within its ranks. At Santa
Rosa, Calif.-based Keysight Technolo-
gies, however, promoting the advance-
ment of women dates back to the 1970s,
thanks to the strong relationship forged
by its legacy company, Hewlett-Packard,
and the Society of Women Engineers
(SWE), dedicated then and now to help-
ing women succeed in engineering and
leadership.
Today, Keysight, the world’s lead-
ing electronic measurement company,
continues to support SWE in developing
the female STEM leaders of tomorrow,particularly among female collegiate
engineering students. But that’s just part
of its broader commitment to diversity
and inclusion. “The key to our employees’
career satisfaction is our dynamic working
environment and focus on One Keysight—
that is, working together across functions,
geographies, and backgrounds to create
customer solutions,” says Ingrid Estrada,
chief people and administrative officer.
“The diversity, inclusiveness, and respect
inherent in our work environment energize
this One Keysight approach. Over and
over, we see the incredible value of bring-
ing together a diversity of backgrounds,
experiences, styles, perspectives, values,
and beliefs. It’s a key asset to us.”
The company has made frequent
appearances on local, national, and even
international Best Places to Work lists.
While the company offers competitive
benefits and compensation, Estrada
says that what really makes it a great
workplace is “our culture, without a
doubt.” Keysight’s strong emphasis on
work-life integration is often praised by its
employees, who are “driven and passion-
ate,” says Estrada, “and empowered by
the trust we put in them to drive results
and the flexibility to meet their obligations
outside of work when necessary.”
Keysight’s efforts to promote diversity
have also gained recognition. Last year,
SWE awarded sales and marketing
executive Liz Reutsch its Global Leader-
ship Award, citing her roles in programs
including Keysight’s Introduce a Girl to
Engineering Day. And in March 2018,
Keysight Technologies Malaysia received
an Inaugural Career Comeback ReIGNITE
Award from TalentCorp and Malaysia’s
Ministry of Women, Family and Commu-
nity Development. The award honors em-
ployers in that country who raise the bar
in supporting women who are returning to
the workforce after a career break.
While Estrada is proud of the recogni-
tion Keysight has received for its work-
place diversity, she acknowledges there’s
still work to be done. “Workplace diversity
will always be a key component of our op-
erating model,” she says. “Our success as
an innovation company depends on it.” QAt Keysight Technologies, creating an inclusive environment,
working as one across boundaries, and fostering a broad range
of talent generates a multiplier effect on success.Making Diversity
Part of the Business
Equation
“Over and over, we see
the incredible value of
bringing together a
diversity of backgrounds,
experiences, styles,
perspectives, values,
and beliefs. It’s a key
asset to us.”INGRID ESTRADA
Chief People and Administrative Officer
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