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From YouTube: Vertex Announcement on STEM Internships
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Mayor Walsh joins Governor Baker at Vertex Pharmaceuticals headquarters in the Seaport to announce an initiative to increase the number of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) internships for students in Boston.
A
It's
very
clear
to
me
to
see
that
our
leaders
across
both
government
and
business
are
deeply
committed
to
making
sure
that
our
students
have
education
skills
that
they
need
to
succeed.
Not
only
college,
but
brand
partners
will
talk
about
this
morning
to
work
place
and
if
vertex
we
are
honored
to
be
part
of
this
village
is
driving
the
missions.
A
But
I
would
like
to
spend
a
few
minutes
this
morning
to
try
to
convince
you
that
I
think
it
is
much
of
what
we've
heard
over
the
last
year's
political
discourse
coming
from
all
sides
of
the
political
spectrum.
Frankly,
it
is
a
very
bitter
argument
about
how
to
divide,
but
many
people
see
as
a
finite
or
even
a
shrinking
pie
of
opportunity
that
exists
today
and
it
may
exist
in
the
future.
In
America,
we
believe
strongly
that's
the
wrong
conversation.
We
have
it
because.
C
A
Commitment
state
is
very
simply:
we
need
to
make
sure
our
young
people
have
education,
they
need
to
complete
in
to
compete
and
innovativeness
rapidly
changing
world.
So
I
have
a
couple
of
questions
for
you.
How
many
of
you
in
this
room
have
a
cell
phone
or
a
tablet
with
you
right
now,
every
single
person?
How
many
that's
good?
How
many
of
you
know
know
someone
who's
taking
a
medicine
for
a
serious
disease
like
multiple
sclerosis,
cystic
fibrosis
or
diabetes,
pretty
much
everybody
in
the
room?
That's
also
good.
Now
here's.
A
Many
of
you
remember
a
time
when
none
of
those
things
existed,
you're
going
to
date
yourselves
a
little
bit
about
half
of
the
room,
so
that's
a
good
sign
and
at
the
risk
of
dating
myself,
I,
remember
those
days
very,
very
clearly:
no
cell
phones,
no
computers,
no
tablets,
no
medicines
for
these
diseases
wasn't
that
long
ago.
The
fact
is,
we
have
all
lived
through
a
30-year
revolution
in
science
and
technology
in
a
single
generation,
new
software
and
hardware
technologies
breakthrough
medicines.
New
medical
devices
have
literally
changed
the
world
that
we
live
in.
A
Those
are
inventions
and
innovations
that
came
out
of
our
science,
tech,
science,
economy
and
even
better
news.
The
fact
is
today
were
poised
at
the
next
point
of
the
next
revolution
of
science
and
technology,
and
there's
absolutely
no
doubt
that
over
the
next
several
decades
we
will
develop
cures
for
more
diseases,
diseases
like
Alzheimer's
disease
and
cancer-
that
no
one
thought
were
treatable.
A
Ten
years
ago
we
will
develop
alternative
energy
sources,
that
can
power
entire
cities,
and
we
will
develop
online
apps
and
programs
that
allow
people
around
the
world
to
get
an
education
and
participate
in
a
new
sharing
global
economy.
Absolutely
no
doubt
about
it
and
guess
what
the
people
who
are
going
to
invent
these
new
technologies
and
solve
these
problems.
They're
sitting
right
now:
classrooms,
junior
high
school
classrooms
and
high
school
classrooms
around
the
Commonwealth.
We
can't
afford
to
lose
that
brainpower.
A
We
can't
just
sit
passively
by
and
hope
that
the
opportunities
that
so
many
of
us
in
this
room
have
enjoyed
will
be
automatically
available
to
that
next
generation.
If
vertex
we've
started
to
address
that
challenge
in
a
number
of
ways
since
2013,
as
you
know,
we've
invested
in
STEM
education
programs
for
high
school
students,
predominately
Boston
high
school
students
working
closely
with
the
VPS
and
the
private
industry
Council
to
offer
local
high
school
students
paid
internships.
We
have
30
paid
interns
last
summer,
we'll
have
35
this
summer.
A
Superintendent
Chang
tells
me
we
better
have
40
the
next
time
we
built
a
state-of-the-art
3,000
square
for
the
learning
lab.
You
can
actually
see
it
from
right
here.
It's
now
led
by
our
dedicated
science
teacher,
melodie,
Knowlton
and
staffed
by
our
volunteer
employees
and
bps
students.
More
than
a
thousand
of
them
a
year
come
to
do
lab
experiments
and
deepen
their
understanding
of
science.
A
So
let
me
end
by
just
telling
you
a
story
that
I
think
exemplifies
for
me
the
kinds
of
impact
that
these
programs
have
had
on
our
students.
During
our
internship
program
every
year,
most
of
the
students
spend
their
morning
in
the
learning
lab
doing
science,
and
then
they
go
around
the
company
and
they
work
with
our
employees
and
finance
and
legal
and
science
to
understand
what
it's
really
like
to
work
at
vertex
and
at
the
very
end
of
the
year.
A
We
have
what
we
call
a
capstone
event
where
every
student
comes
and
presents
what
they
did
during
the
summer.
It's
sort
of
a
poster
in
a
format
to
our
employees
and
this
year
on
the
day
of
the
capstone
event,
I
happen
to
get
on
the
elevator
about
eight
in
the
morning
with
four
of
the
students
who
were
just
getting
ready
to
present
their
their
Capstone's,
and
they
recognize
me
because
I
talked
to
them
at
the
beginning
in
the
end,
and
they
all
wanted
to
tell
me
about
what
they
were
doing.
In
fact,.
A
B
A
Goal
is
to
start
every
day
at
the
end
of
the
summer.
That
way,
if
we
can
do
that,
that's
a
success
for
this
program.
So
there
are
many
clear
economic
reasons
why
these
internships
are
going
to
be
beneficial
for
those
students
and
for
employers
and
for
our
entire
community.
We
can
hear
a
lot
about
that
this
morning,
but
maybe
more
important
to
me
as
the
poise
and
the
confidence
in
the
hope
for
the
future
that
these
young
people
get
from
these
experiences.
A
That's
what
really
makes
a
difference,
I'm
really
proud
that
we
can
be
a
part
of
shaping
that
future
for
them
and
vertex
were
really
proud
to
be
a
model
and
advisor
in
an
effort
to
replicate
those
around
the
state.
One
of
the
things
that
the
governor
and
Secretary
have
talked
a
lot
about
is:
let's
develop
these
programs
and
let's
scale
them
across
the
state.
That's
what
we're
really
here
to
talk
about
today.
So
thank
you
again
for
coming.
Thank
you
to
those
of
you
that
have
contributed.
A
It
was
many
many
folks
in
this
room
and
it's
now
my
pleasure
to
introduce
governor
Charlie,
Baker
I,
remember
I
met
with
the
governor
I
think
about
a
month
after
you're
elected
to
talk
about
the
future
of
the
stem.
Council
and
I
was
really
impressed
by
two
things:
his
absolute
commitment
to
STEM
education
and
his
idea
that
the
council
should
focus
on
a
few
high-impact
initiatives,
things
that
would
really
make
a
difference
and
we've
certainly
taken
that
advice
to
heart,
I.
A
E
Thank
you
Jeff,
and
thank
you
very
much
for
all
the
work
that
vertex
does
playing
in
this
very
important
space
here
in
the
Commonwealth
and
in
the
city
of
Boston.
I
do
want
to
start
by
bringing
regards
and
what
I
guess.
I
would
call
as
enthusiasm
from
my
lieutenant
governor
who
co-chairs
the
stem
Council
with
Congressman
Kennedy
congressman
Kennedy.
It's
always
good
to
have
you
here
in
the
Commonwealth
amass
and
we're
especially
pleased
to
have
you
working
on
this
issue
with
the
rest
of
us.
Mr.
E
E
I
could
I
try
and
represent
posh.
Thank
you
for
all
your
leadership
on
the
education
issues
as
well
in
Commissioner
and
secretary
visor.
Thank
you
for
being
here.
You
know
we
are
in
a
very
unique
and
unusual
position
here
in
the
Commonwealth.
We
graduate
more
stem
degrees
per
capita
than
any
other
state
in
the
country
with
a
number
one
recipient
of
NIH
research
branch.
E
Ninety-Five
percent
of
Bostonians
have
a
high
school
degree
or
better,
which
makes
us
one
of
the
makes
the
city
of
Boston
one
of
the
most
well
educated
cities
in
the
United
States
of
America.
We
have
114
colleges,
they
graduate
about
a
hundred
thousand
kids
a
year
and
we
are
sort
of
fourth
or
fifth
not
on
a
per
capita
basis,
but
just
period
when
it
comes
to
granting
degrees
in
all
the
various
STEM
fields
here
in
the
Commonwealth.
E
So
we
are
a
very
rich
and
blessed
player
when
a
to
a
lot
of
the
issues
associated
with
stem
and
with
science
and
technology
generally.
But
even
then,
we
still
sit
here
today
with
more
open
positions
in
these
fields
and
qualified
employees
to
fill
them,
which
says
two
things.
First
of
all,
there
is
a
tremendous
amount.
Take
care,
senator
there's
a
tremendous
amount
of
opportunity
on
the
employment
side
that
exists
within
this
space
in
the
first
place.
E
But
the
second
issue
it
speaks
to
is
the
task
and
the
challenge
that
we
all
face
to
ensure
that
we
have
enough
people
who
have
the
skills
and
the
capabilities
that
they
need
to
succeed
in
these
spaces
going
forward.
In
fact,
in
many
respects
the
single
biggest
thing
that
I
hear
from
business
leaders
as
I
travel
around
the
Commonwealth
is
that
you
know
more
more
people
with
more
Skills
that
fit
into
the
criteria.
They're
looking
to
hire
people
for
is
a
single
biggest
issue
they
got,
which
is
why
I'm
glad
that
done.
E
Driven
engaged
States
a
lot
more
latitude
about
how
they
design
and
structure
programs
in
this
space
going
forward,
which
should
make
it
possible
for
states
like
ours
to
do
a
better
job
of
ensuring
that
what
we're
doing
on
skill
building
a
workforce
development
is
consistent
with
what
works
best
and
meets
the
needs
most
appropriately
of
employers
here
in
Commonwealth
today's
about
students
and
what
we
can
do
to
encourage
them
to
engage
in
the
stem
space
as
early
as
possible.
This
does
a
couple
things.
E
This
was
in
sports,
of
course,
what
the
possibility
and
the
way
to
do
something
is
you
actually
have
to
show
them
and
I
think
a
big
part
of
what
these
types
of
internship
programs
can
be
about
is
that
hole
see
it
be
at
notion
if
you
show
kids
how
it
works
and
what
it
means
and
how
it
translates
into
their
world
in
their
lives
and
what
the
possibilities
are
going
forward.
It
makes
it
a
lot
easier
for
them
to
actually
grab
on
to
it
and
to
run
with
it.
E
We
actually
do
have
a
pretty
successful
state-funded
school
to
career,
connecting
activities
program
which
does
support
internships
and
career
readiness
initiatives
for
thousands
of
Commonwealth
students
each
year.
In
fact,
the
program
itself
works
closely
with
companies
in
high
schools
throughout
the
process,
from
start
to
finish
in
every
region
of
the
state.
It's
basically
about
identifying
students
and
helping
them
with
each
step
of
the
vetting
placement
and
support
process,
and
that
program
helped
broker
in
place
over
10,000
students
and
internships
with
Commonwealth
businesses
over
the
past
year.
E
That
included
almost
a
thousand
students
who
secured
opportunities
about
250
related
companies
and
those
students
are
having
not
just
success.
Learning
about
opportunities
in
a
workplace
if
they
may
or
may
have
not
known
about
before,
but
also
developing
skills
that
they'll
be
able
to
apply
later
on.
I
also
want
to
thank
some
of
the
folks
that
are
here.
I
saw
on
Neil
Sullivan
from
the
private
industry.
Council
I
mentioned
Donna
from
the
Workforce
Investment
Board.
E
There
are
a
number
of
other
nonprofit
and
private
sector
partners
who
are
a
critical
part
of
the
success
that
we've
had
with
this
so
far,
and
we
want
to
thank
you.
I
also
believe
the
companies
like
GE
and
vertex
can
also
be
leaders
in
this
space
based
on
the
knowledge
and
experience
that
they
bring
to
this
and
the
fact
that
they've
been
doing
similar
kinds
of
things
already,
either
here
or
in
other
places.
But
I
do
want
to
close
just
by
saying
that
we
really
do
face
a
very
unusual
paradigm.
E
But
it
clearly
it's
not
enough-
and
I
would
I
would
say
today,
that
its
opportunities,
like
this
programs
like
this
and
the
work
of
the
stem
council,
of
what
we
need
to
be
doing
generally
across
education.
That's
going
to
make
it
possible
for
us
to
actually
meet
the
demand
and
the
requirements
that
are
coming
from.
Our
employer
community
and
go
forward
basis
there
is
there,
is
a
tremendous
opportunity
here
for
us
to
do
two
really
important
things.
A
Thank
You
governor
and
thank
you
for
your
continued
support
of
the
of
all
these
efforts.
Our
next
speaker
is
mayor,
Marty
Walsh,
just
to
put
comments.
First
of
all,
the
fact
that
the
governor
and
the
mayor
from
different
parties
are
sitting
next
to
each
other
here
I
think
is
deserve
some
mention
in
this
political
climate
that
we
all
live
in
it's
one
of
the
reasons
we
really
get
stuff
done
here.
The
second
one
is
I.
A
Think
a
month
after
the
mayor
was
elected,
I
got
to
call
my
assistant
said
the
mayor's
on
the
phone
for
you
and
I
said
you're
kidding
me
and
I
picked
up
the
phone
and
he
said
I
want
you
to
work
on
her
summer
internship
program
with
us.
It
was
one
of
the
first
things
that
you
talked
about
with
me
and
I
think
that's
a
real
statement
to
your
commitment
to
education
here
in
Boston
into
the
summer
internship
program.
So
thanks
for.
C
Thank
you
very
much
chef
and
thank
you
for
hosting
this
important
announcement
today,
because
this
really
is
an
important
announcement.
I
want
to
thank
the
governor
for
the
great
work
that
he's
doing
in
this
space,
but
in
a
lot
of
other
spaces,
congressman
Kennedy
as
well
lieutenant
governor
pulido
this
that
what
we're
talking
about
here
really
does
change
lives.
I
know
that
people
that
shot
us
is
when
they
give
a
couple
additional
shadows:
ronda
dorsey,
the
chief
of
education
for
the
city
of
boston,
is
here.
C
C
The
elected
officials
that
are
here
today,
you
know
you
and
all
the
work
that
Nick
does
as
a
state
representative
I
know
the
work
that
Alex
placed
us
as
the
chair
of
the
Education
Committee
estate,
resent
of
at
the
honor
of
serving
with
both
of
them,
and
also
since
and
a
four
E,
and
also
a
couple
of
shots.
I
want
to
give
one
is
Bobby
coffin
from
the
mass
biotech
Council.
Who
himself
was.
That
was
a
state
representative,
and
we
worked
on
a
lot
of
this
school
to
career
connection
stuff
and
also
rachel,
khoo,
brilliant.
C
Who
was
the
state
representative,
and
we
worked
on
a
lot
of
this
stuff
together.
So
these
are
two
people
that
are
that
are
in
the
private
sector.
Now
that
understand
the
importance
of
this
work
and
how
it
works
across
the
state
Neil
Sullivan
from
the
pic.
Thank
you
feel
great
work
in
CLE
from
the
G
foundation.
Thank
you
for
hitting
the
ground
running
here
in
boston,
and
I
don't
mean
by
the
company
I'm
talking
about
the
investments
that
she
is
made
in
our
city
in
a
very
short
period
of
time,
on
education
in
the
Commonwealth.
B
C
Be
guys
will
be
here
for
today
will
be
here
for
three
days.
I
want
to
thank
the
governor
in
the
Secretary
preiser
in
the
state
stem
council
for
calling
on
businesses
to
offer
STEM
education,
internships
for
high
school
students.
It's
important,
you
judge,
keep
our
kids
productive
during
the
summer.
They
help
them
gain
new
skills
and
pursue
new
interests,
and
one
of
the
things
that
I
learned
very
quickly
as
mayor
when
they
got
elected
was
I,
get
elected
and
sworn
in
in
January.
C
Within
a
couple
of
months
we
started
talking
about
summer
jobs
and
the
importance
of
those
the
long-term
benefits
of
a
summer
job
helping
helping
students
go
on
a
firm
pathway
to
a
career
to
college,
something
that
we
see
the
effects
of
every
single
day.
The
workplace
is
an
extension
of
the
classroom.
Not
every
workplace
is
like
vertec,
though
that
has
a
learning
lab,
but
indirectly,
some
of
some
of
what
we
have
is
incredible.
C
I
summer,
job
program
in
Boston
is
successful
and
its
successful
because
we
have
partners
like
the
private
industry,
Council
and
I
want
all
of
you
to
remember
a
few
numbers
70
to
72
00
19.
That's
the
line
item
for
the
pic
and
last
year
in
the
budget,
and
this
isn't
about.
When
I
was
there
when
I
was,
there
was
the
same
thing
that
velena
for
the
budget
was
3
million
dollars
in
2007.
That
line
item
was
seven
million
dollars
and
it's
because
the
economy,
it's
difficult
for
the
legislature,
to
fund
everything.
C
C
It
was
a
yo-yo
that
states
the
bottom
and
really
when
you
think
about
these
jobs,
they're
important
last,
she
had
3,000
students
in
Boston
were
paid
to
supervise
by
private
sector
employers
in
this
in
the
city
last
summer,
567
kids
secured
stem
specific
internships
through
the
pic
internships
here
at
vertex,
at
genzyme
at
state
street,
in
a
ton
of
small
technology
companies.
It
was
the
opportunities
that
I
young
people
were
able
to
benefit
from
General.
Electric
recently
announced
a
commitment
to
higher
high
school
interns
in
Boston
this
this
upcoming
summer.
C
This
announcement
and
again
I
commend
the
governor
for
his
work
on
this,
because
this
announcement
comes
an
important
time
when
we
look
at
troubling
statistics
about
unemployment
amongst
our
teens
governor
myself
were
at
an
event
before
this,
in
which
our
governor
was
talking
about
an
unemployment
rate
of
three
point.
Six
percent
and
in
Boston
were
right
on
the
same
same
that
doesn't
include
our
teenagers.
This
is
an
important
time
in
their
lives
when
they
need
these
opportunities
to
gain
the
confidence
in
the
skills
to
pursue
pursue
a
future,
particularly
in
the
STEM
fields.
C
We
know
this
field
is
going
to
grow
rapidly.
The
reason
why
I
brought
up
the
deadline
item
to
you
is
that
there
are
jobs
that
are
young.
People
are
going
to
have
in
this
area.
5
10
15
years
from
now
that
haven't
been
invented.
Yet
when
Jeff
talked
about
the
cell
phone
and
talked
about
the
medicines
and
talked
about
technology,
when
I
was
in
school
and
the
governor
of
summers
were
in
school,
we
didn't
have
a
computer.
C
In
my
school
we
had
what's
called
a
typing
class,
and
that
happened
in
eighth
grade
and
you
think
about
how
much
time
has
gone
quickly.
Time
has
gone
by
fingers
and
we
use
our
fingers
tried
to
use
all
of
them
and
the
thumbs
are
kept
on
the
bottom,
but
it
really
is
important
for
us.
So
when
you
think
about
what
we're
doing
in
this
in
this
space,
it's
important
for
us.
This
announcement
couldn't
be
more
timely.
C
Jeff
talked
about
companies,
call
being
called
and
I
called
him
very
early
on
I
did
and
what
we
did
was
we
sat
down.
We
took
our
cabinet
and
we
sat
in
a
room
and
we
literally
called
companies
to
ask
them
to
hire
young
people
for
the
city
of
Boston,
because
we're
already
building
on
a
successful
program.
C
But
we
wanted
to
take
that
program
even
further
and
since
that
time
we've
been
able
to
bring
40
new
employers
for
each
of
the
past
three
years
on
to
hire
young
people
in
the
city
of
austin
stem
is
a
huge
part
of
our
future,
especially
here
in
Boston
in
Massachusetts,
where
it
represents
our
fastest
growing
industry
in
Boston.
We're
going
to
continue
to
forge
these
industries
between
our
companies
and
our
students
and
extend
the
opportunity
for
even
more
student,
so
I
look
forward
to
all
of
you.
C
Working
with
us
and
I
want
to
commend
the
governor,
the
congressman
Jeff
for
what
they're
doing
here.
This
is
important.
This
can't
just
be
Boston
doing
this.
This
needs
to
be
the
entire
problem
of
Massachusetts,
and
what
we're
doing
here
today
truly
does
change
the
lives
for
countless
numbers
of
our
young
people
cross
normal.
So
thank
you
again
for
being
so.
A
Next
I'd
like
to
introduce
congressman
joe
kennedy,
the
third
I
think
all
of
you
know
him.
Well
one
foot
comment:
he
is
a
Stanford
educated
engineer,
so
he
gets
it
about
stem
I,
say
that
wherever
we
go
together,
congressman
yeah,
he
gets
it.
He
knows
the
importance
of
STEM
personally,
and
he
knows
it
from
an
economic
standpoint.
A
F
F
Believe
in
the
value
of
a
stem
education
and
how
important
it
is,
even
if
you're
go
off
and
do
other
things
having
bility
to
understand
the
numbers
and
the
confidence
to
be
able
to
take
on
those
numbers
having
somebody
like
you
want
to
come
to
my
vertex
that
has
been
able
to
and
willing
to
put
some
muscle
behind
this
efrain
a
spokesperson
for
it
has
been
extraordinarily
valuable.
So
thank
you
for
your
leadership
on
this
out.
The
team
at
vertex
is
done
governor
mr.
F
mayor
into
the
lieutenant
governor's,
well
a
pleasure
to
people
with
you,
as
always.
Thank
you
both
all
three
for
your
leadership
on
this
issue.
As
you
came
into
office,
your
willingness
to
continue
on
this
effort
to
focus
it
down
and
to
expand
it
out
in
these
key
areas
has
been
absolutely
instrumental.
So
thank
you
for
for
your
efforts
to
our
other
colleagues
that
are
here.
B
F
Thank
you
for
working
day
and
night
to
strengthen
our
STEM
education
in
Massachusetts
and
around
our
nation
building
us
a
little
bit
from
what
Jeff
said
when
we
started
no
matter
where
you
fall
on
the
political
spectrum.
Last
week's
election
forces
all
of
us
to
confront
the
overwhelming
wave
of
frustration
that
has
oil
up
across
our
country,
particularly
with
an
economy
that
is
still
leaving
far
too
many
people
behind
I,
hear
it
over
and
over
again.
F
Try
as
I
might
I
just
can't
get
ahead,
and
that
makes
our
work
here
all
the
more
critical,
because
if
our
Massachusetts
economy,
the
biggest
boldest
most
innovative
modern
economy
in
the
world,
if
we
are
going
to
succeed
in
the
long
run,
then
we
need
to
make
sure
that
all
of
our
people
have
access
to
the
skills
they
need
to
contribute
to
it.
And
yet
today,
as
a
nation,
we
come
up
short.
Our
country
stem
workforce
is
in
fact
no
more
diverse
than
it
was
15
years
ago.
F
The
percentage
of
african-american
and
Hispanic
students
who
say
that
they
are
interested
in
pursuing
STEM
careers
has
declined
over
the
past
few
years.
Every
year
new
data
is
released.
That
underscores
the
urgency
we
face
as
a
nation
to
invest
in
STEM
education
and
strengthen
workforce
training,
and
each
new
stat
underscores
the
stunning
amount
of
potential
that
we
as
a
society
are
leaving
on
our
table.
In
just
four
years,
there
will
be
more
than
a
million
exceeded.
There
will
be
a
million
more
IT
jobs
than
computer
scientists.
F
F
F
Overcoming
that
disconnect
lies
at
the
heart
of
the
stem
council's
efforts.
These
last
few
years
and
secretary
Peyser
deserve
an
awful
lot
of
credit
for
focusing.
As
on
these
issues,
by
bringing
businesses
and
education
education
community
together
under
one
roof,
we
can
begin
to
inspire
students
to
pursue
STEM
careers
from
the
earliest
ages
and
ensure
that
they
have
the
support
that
they
need
in
order
to
get
through
that
entire
pipeline
building
on
to
the
success
of
similar
partnerships,
companies
like
vertex
and
it
a
key
routes.
F
F
We
aim
to
respond
to
the
frustration
that
grips
too
many
of
our
communities
from
boston
to
fall
river,
to
worcester,
to
springfield
and
across
our
nation.
We
hope
to
inspire
that
dr.
will
find
a
cure
to
the
incurable
disease,
an
engineer
that
will
unlock
the
future
to
a
clean
energy
economy.
An
astronaut
will
walk
on
Mars,
an
urban
planner.
You
can
find
me
a
parking
place
in
the
Seaport
all
equally
as
difficult
so
to
everyone
here
today
was
played
a
role
in
getting
this
off
the
ground.
Thank
you.
A
He
gets
it
and
we'll
get
to
that
bargain
space,
I
fries.
Our
next
speaker
is
one
of
our
most
special
speakers.
Today,
gianna
green
Jian
is
a
senior
at
O'brien
high
school
she's.
Actually
one
of
our
vertex
interns
she's
been
here
for
two
years
in
a
row.
She
worked
in
our
legal
department
actually
the
first
summer
and
then
our
Learning
Lab,
where
she
was
the
assistant
last
summer,
she's
right
in
the
process
of
applying
for
college.
A
E
B
Name
is
Jana:
green
I
am
a
senior
at
the
Johnny
O'bryant
school
math
and
science
and
I
reside
in
mattapan
mass,
since
I
was
a
little
girl.
I
have
always
been
very
passionate
about
science
when
I
first
heard
about
the
opportunity
to
intern
at
this
top
to
your
pharmaceutical
company,
I
immediately
applied
I,
initially
thought
vertex
was
only
focused
on
comer
developed,
discovering
excuse
me
developing
and
commercializing
innovative
medicines,
so
people
the
serious
diseases
can
live
better
lives,
although
that
is
true.
B
Vertex
has
a
goal
of
inspiring
scientific
inquiry
and
enhancing
science
education
in
our
community.
Before
the
learning
lab
in
summer
jobs
program
I
had
a
little
knowledge
about
the
biotech
industry.
Our
careers
in
stem
science
technology
engineering
and
math
I
was
so
certain
that
I
wanted
to
be
in
NC
ologist
and
was
completely
blind
to
other
careers
in
the
pharmaceutical
industry
and
health
care.
As
the
summer
progressed,
I
became
enlightened
about
the
medicines
virtuous
has
created
for
cystic
fibrosis,
cystic
fibrosis,
patients
and
STEM
careers
such
as
computational
chemist
protein,
biochemists
or
biomedical
engineer.
B
I
was
beginning
to
feel
like
a
scientist
which,
at
my
age,
felt
very
odd
working
out
vertex
as
many
rewarding
experience,
which
has
allowed
me
to
recognize
my
passion
for
having
an
uncompromising
commitment
to
patients
by
entering
college
next
fall
with
the
major
in
nursing.
Not
only
did
I
gain
much
knowledge
about
the
pharmaceutical
and
biotech
industry,
but
he
also
got
an
early
insight
on
what
it's
like
working
at
a
private
sector
company
working
here
for
22
years,
I
gain
new
skills
and
time
management,
how
to
interview
money
management
and
collaboration
in
the
workplace.
B
These
past
two
summers
have
been
full
of
enrichment
and
tremendous
leadership,
growth
from
visiting
the
Edward
and
Kennedy
Institute
to
learn
about
the
US
Senate
or
going
to
be
a
leader
in
my
position.
Vertex
has
been
a
mentor
and
a
classroom
full
of
learning.
For
me
at
it
supported
me
with
curry
advice
and
new
knowledge
about
science.
I
extend
much
gratitude
to
vertex
and
the
learning
lab
summer
jobs
program
provided
me
with
a
phenomenal
opportunity,
which
enabled
me
to
build
my
character
ignited
my
intelligence,
which
has
shaped
me
into
yellow
man.
I
am
today.
A
I,
actually
don't
know
how
you
follow
that
up
solid
asleep.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
So
much
our
last
speakers
and
play
the
president
of
the
G
foundation
and
head
of
operations
for
Boston
headquarters,
I
actually
had
told
Anna
had
lunch
with
Jeff
Immelt
last
week.
He
was
telling
me
how
excited
he
is
about
being
here.
The
company
is,
but
it
was
interesting.
A
One
of
the
things
you
mentioned
right
up
front
is
how
excited
they
are
about
participating
in
many
of
these
community
activities,
and
he,
you
brought
your
name
up,
ban
on
what
you're
doing
here
and
certainly
you've
dived
into
the
stem
council
with
a
lot
of
enthusiasm.
We're
really
glad
to
have
here.
We're
really
glad
to
have
you
here
so
welcoming.
Thank
you.
D
So
Jana
is
an
impossible
act
to
follow.
I'm
delighted
to
be
here
on
behalf
of
the
GE
Foundation,
and
you
know,
with
the
governor
the
mayor,
dr.
Lydon,
congressman
Kennedy,
all
of
the
other
leaders
in
this
room.
One
of
the
reasons
that
we
came
to
Boston
was
exactly
because
of
the
the
relationships
that
we
saw
between
the
private
sector
and
the
state
and
state
federal
and
local
government
agencies
working
together
to
solve
really
complicated
problems.
And
that's
what
we
do
at
GE
and
to
see
a
state.
D
That's
functional,
was
remarkable
and
to
see
the
great
progress
and
leadership
that
you're,
showing
on
STEM
education
and
to
have
the
chance
to
be
a
part
of
that
was
something
that
really
struck
two
struck
at
our
hearts
and
made
us
want
to
come
to
Boston
to
come
to
Massachusetts
and
to
help
be
part
of
the
solution
and
I'm
really
delighted.
Also
to
echo
some
of
the
sentiments
that
lieutenant
governor
pulido,
congressman,
Kennedy
and
dr.
Leyden
penned
in
this
morning's
op-ed
piece.
D
Companies
like
GE
and
vertex
and
others
have
a
critical
role
to
play
in
developing
the
workforce
of
the
future
in
providing
stem-related
internships
for
students
high
school,
giving
the
giving
kids
experience
to
see
the
potential
and
and
I
often
talk
about
the
fact
I'm
a
lawyer
by
training.
So
it's
a
little
odd
that
I
would
be
kind
of
the
spokesman,
an
advocate
for
a
stem
education,
but
I
I,
look
back
and
I
think
boy.
D
If
somebody
had
shown
me
how
much
fun
and
challenging
and
what
potential
there
was
in
STEM
education
when
I
was
in
high
school
I
might
be
an
astronaut
today,
we're
an
engineer
or
what
I
really
wanted
to
be,
which
was
a
jet
fighter
pilot,
maybe
not
so
much
a
lawyer,
not
that
there's
anything
wrong
with
lawyers,
but
GE
has
a
long
history
of
focusing
on
education
and
STEM
education.
In
particular.
D
You
know
at
heart
we
are
an
engineering
company,
we're
an
innovation
company
so
being
in
the
innovation
district,
it's
perfect
for
us,
but
across
our
company
we
hire
and
employed
tens
of
thousands
of
engineers,
mathematicians
scientists,
researchers,
developers
and
coders,
and
we
need
a
lot
more
so
as
we
think
about
where
we
want
to
go
as
a
company
globally.
We
need
that
workforce
and
we
need
to
work
with
kids
today
when
they're
in
junior
high
and
high
school
to
give
them
those
opportunities.
D
So
earlier
this
year,
when
we
announced
we
were
coming
to
Boston,
we
also
announced
a
fifty
fifty
million
dollar
philanthropic
commitment
to
the
city
and
the
surrounding
communities,
and
a
big
piece
of
that.
25
million
dollars
is
targeted
to
helping
boston
public
school
students
and
their
teachers,
learn
about
the
potential
of
STEM
careers
and
we've
started
that
we
launched
earlier
this
summer.
D
Our
first
brilliant
career
lab
it's
a
mobile
lab,
which
we
will
take
to
schools
across
the
city
to
help
educate
students
and
their
teachers,
develop
curricula
to
get
kids
excited
about
STEM
fields
and
also
to
give
them
hands-on
experience
with
GE
technology
and
to
partner
with
GE
technology.
So
we're
really
excited
about
the
potential
for
that
and
there's
a
lot
more
to
come
this
past
summer
we
also
announced
a
new
global
youth
internship
program
and
that
we're
going
to
launch
that
here
in
Boston
and
that's
going
to
offer
stem-related
internships
to
high
school
students.
D
Mayor
Walsh
referred
to
it
and
we're
really
thrilled
to
be
partnering
with
the
Massachusetts
stem
advisory
council
to
get
students
into
more
students
into
these
kinds
of
inner
internships.
And,
as
the
mayor
mentioned,
this
is
the
first
time
that
e
has
launched
this
kind
of
an
internship
program
with
high
school
students.
So
it's
a
new
it's
a
new
venture
for
us
and
we're
really
looking
forward
to
doing
it
and
we're
exciting
too
excited
to
be
starting.
D
This
global
program
here
in
Boston
we're
going
to
prove
it
in
Boston
and
scale
it
around
the
world
and
we're
partnering
with
a
great
partner,
the
Boston
Public
industry,
Council,
that's
gonna,
that's
got
the
local
expertise
and
the
ability
to
help
us
develop
and
launch
those
internships.
We
can't
wait
to
have
our
first,
our
first
class
of
interns
this
summer,
we're
going
to
have
ten
interns
immersing
them
not
only
in
GE
technologies
and
experiences
here,
but
giving
them
exposure
to
our
GE
leadership,
training,
programs,
our
innovation,
centers
and,
of
course,
the
brilliant
career
lab.
D
We
all
need
to
get
engaged
in
aligning
education
with
the
increasing
technical
skills
that
are
needed
for
the
changing
global
job
market
and
economy.
We
need
to
show
kids
the
tremendous
potential
and
fun
and
excitement
in
the
broad
range
of
STEM
careers
that
are
available,
the
ones
that
we
know
about
today
and
the
ones
that
we
haven't
thought
about.
Yet
we
need
to
give
the
youth
of
today
the
skill
sets
that
they
need
for
the
jobs
of
tomorrow,
and
that
means
access
to
STEM
education,
exposing
them
to
great
challenging
experiences
and
leaders
and
hands-on
training.
D
In
the
form
of
internships,
so
I
want
to
encourage
other
companies
today
as
strongly
as
I,
possibly
can
to
join
us
in
this
initiative
to
broaden
STEM
careers
for
students
to
get
them
excited
about
the
range
of
opportunities
together,
we
can
make
a
real
difference
in
the
lives
of
kids
across
Boston
across
massachusetts
in
underrepresented
areas,
to
get
more
diversity
in
STEM
fields
and
then
take
it
around
the
country.
So
thank
you
Jeff.
When
you
turn
it
back
over
to
you.