USOPC Teams Up with Women in Sports Tech
The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) and Women in Sports Tech (WiST) are teaming up to expand the talent pipeline, improve culture for employees and athletes and aid in retention. USOPC recognizes the need to prioritize diversity in every operation and maintain an inclusive and equitable culture that represents all U.S. citizens.
“We are excited to team up with WiST to help us continue to build a better, more inclusive world through sport by championing diversity, equity and inclusion throughout the Movement.”
USOPC and WiST have similar diversity, equity and inclusivity (DEI) goals and look forward to working together to improve innovation and business performance at all levels. USOPC will participate in the WiST Fellowship program, WiST Presents original content and Fireside Chats exploring DEI issues that lead to more inclusive team cultures. In addition, WiST will help educate athletes on the variety of career opportunities available in Sports Tech, a $26B industry projected to be $42B by 2026.
“We couldn’t be more thrilled and honored to partner with the leaders at USOPC and help to expand their talent pipeline and build more inclusive cultures where everyone feels they belong. Our programs and initiatives are specifically designed for employers like the USOPC to do more than talk about DEI, and drive real change with measurable impact. Our partnership is wholly consistent with our mission at WiST to drive growth opportunities for women at all career stages in all areas of sports technology and innovation,” WiST Founder + CEO Marilou McFarlane said.
About USOPC
Founded in 1894 and headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee serves as both the National Olympic Committee and National Paralympic Committee for the United States. The USOPC is focused on protecting, supporting and empowering America’s athletes, and is responsible for fielding U.S. teams for the Olympic, Paralympic, Youth Olympic, Pan American and Parapan American Games, and serving as the steward of the Olympic and Paralympic movements in the U.S.
A federally chartered nonprofit corporation, the USOPC does not receive federal financial support (other than for select Paralympic military veteran programs) and is one of the only NOCs in the world that also manages Paralympic activities.
About WiST
Women in Sports Tech (WiST) is a nonprofit organization that drives transformative growth opportunities for women in sports tech and innovation, at all stages of their career, from the classroom to the boardroom. WiST develops and delivers innovative programs, original content and a global community that provide tangible value for women and employers alike.
Its flagship initiative, the WiST Fellowship program, provides internship experiences and grants for highly motivated college and graduate school students to pursue summer projects in sports technology. Additional WiST programs include the WiST Next Gen Resource Hub “Discover Sports Tech” for high school students, the original content series WiST Presents, and the WiST NETWORK career hub, the single source for diverse hiring in the sports tech industry.
WiST is supported by donations from numerous corporations and organizations, including AEG Worldwide, Catapult Sports, Comcast NBCU, DICK’S Game Changer, FEVO, IBM Sports, NBA, Nike, Oracle, PointsBet, Stats Perform, Shorewind Capital, SRAM, Strava, Titleist, and more. WiST has provided an array of diverse panelists for learning experiences at Hashtag Sports, CES, SIGA, SXSW, the Stanford GSB Sports Innovation Conference, and more. For more information, please visit womeninsportstech.org.