Kelli Jordan

Kelli Jordan is the Talent Leader for IBM's New Collar Initiatives. In this role, she is responsible for designing and developing programs that help to build new talent pipelines for key skills, that drive new partnerships across the workforce ecosystem, and that continue to drive IBM's new collar messaging around skills and capability in lieu of traditional credentials. Since establishing this role in 2017, Kelli has worked to design and launch IBM's new U.S.-based apprenticeship program, and has collaborated to register more than 10 new occupational roles for apprenticeship. She also launched IBM's Community College Skills Accelerator, providing skills roadmaps and free access to IBM tools, software, and platforms to community colleges across the country.



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