Leads New York City’s tech industry partnership, connecting employers, training providers and jobseekers to the city’s tech economy.
// 01 / Bio
Brendan Collins is Executive Director of the NYC Tech Talent Pipeline (TTP), the City’s tech industry partnership team within the NYC Office of Talent and Workforce Development. TTP brings together businesses, training providers, jobseekers and government so New Yorkers have the skills and access to take part in the city’s tech economy.
He has more than 15 years of experience across the public and private sectors, including stints in the New York State Executive Chamber and at Google. Today he drives citywide initiatives that connect employers, educators and policymakers to strengthen NYC’s tech workforce.
// 02 / The session
CUNY Tech Futures: rebuilding the first rung of NYC’s tech ladder
Abstract
The New York metro area now has more tech workers than the Bay Area, yet entry-level tech postings in the city have fallen sharply. The entry-level openings that remain increasingly ask for AI skills and hands-on experience.
That shift matters most for the City University of New York (CUNY), the city’s largest source of homegrown tech talent. Eight in 10 CUNY graduates stay in New York, but curricula have historically moved far slower than the job market. CUNY Tech Futures is the city’s publicly funded response: a $5.3M program funding 14 projects across 12 campuses, pairing AI engineers and researchers with the faculty designing new degree pathways.
Brendan Collins of the NYC Tech Talent Pipeline and Aankit Patel, CUNY’s University Dean for Technology and Computing, are joined by two industry professionals building the courses. They’ll share what’s working, what isn’t, and why industry has to help build the talent pipeline it hires from.
What you’ll learn
Which AI skills entry-level roles in New York now ask for
How CUNY Tech Futures pairs working AI engineers with faculty to build courses
Where industry engineers can help shape the talent pipeline they hire from
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