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Jeanette A. Griver CEO Compsych Systems Inc. Santa Monica, CA www.marquistophealthcareproviders.com/2018/01/05/jeanette-griver/ How have you navigated disruptions in your industry to remain a top professional? I have navigated by leaving the laboratory and going into the real world to find out what the problems are. I think it’s a practical theory of keeping up with what is going on now. I always managed to get out of the laboratory and to where workers are. I think that has kept me going because I don’t get stuck on a particular field. The field is expanding, but the problems encountered are quite similar. You just have to get in there are find out what they are. What is the most important issue/challenge you are dealing with in your industry right now? People are still using nonoperational definitions. They are still speaking in vague terms and they don’t seem to want to get down to the numbers that offer patterns to explain what is going on. People are still doing errors of omission, except now with computers, it’s omission and commission. Those things haven’t changed. The name has changed, but the process is the same. What new innovations or technologies do you feel will shape the future of your industry? Continued education, updating technology, and I think that more people are moving toward measurement instead of vague examples of technology. Emily Rolfe Grosholz Philosopher, Educator, Poet The Pennsylvania State University State College, PA www.emilygrosholz.com What is the most important issue/challenge you are dealing with in your indus- try right now? I want to keep the students interested in books. I am very fond of books, so partly, I have to tell them to turn their cell phones off in class. This is sort of irrational, but I just love actual material books, so in my class, I have never used e-books. What new innovations or technologies do you feel will shape the future of your industry? I have always worked with mathematicians and scientists, as I work on philosophy books (recently about num- ber theory and cosmology). Now, I am interested in the philosophy of biology. The scientists that I am working with are politically active and working on climate change — indeed, they have been for the past decade. So, one of the things that I think we need to do in education is – because I think it truly is a global problem the younger generation is going to face – give them the information and strategies that are most thoughtful, philosophical, scientific and political. What excites you the most about your industry? One thing that is wonderful about being at Penn State is that when I have questions about math, biology, cosmol- ogy or poetry, I can go to the other departments and interact with people who are thoughtful. That is one really wonderful thing about a university that encourages interaction between different domains. 6 Second Edition | Marquis Who ’ s Who Insight