Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), the leading IT services, consulting and business solutions organization, has joined US2020 as a Founding Leadership Partner. US2020 is a national STEM Education initiative that aims to engage one million science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) professionals in mentorship opportunities by the year 2020. The announcement was made during President Bill Clinton's closing plenary session at CGI America, a nationwide gathering hosted by the Clinton Global Initiative. TCS will be the-lead partner in developing US2020's web-based matching technology to connect STEM mentors with high-quality volunteer placements.

Through the online matching platform that TCS will develop, US2020 will help place STEM volunteers into high impact mentoring opportunities with top non-profits working across different grades, settings, and delivery models. As more companies join this effort, their early leadership will help catalyze a culture shift in which mentoring becomes the new normal for STEM professionals, much like pro bono work is in the legal profession.

By 2018, research shows that STEM occupations are projected to grow by 17%, with 71% of STEM jobs focused on computing including cloud, data, app and security. US2020 was launched as one of five private sector initiatives at the White House Science Fair in April 2013. Through US2020, skilled STEM volunteers will bring subjects to life and provide engaging moments of discovery to even more students across the country through real-world, hands-on projects and academic coaching facilitated by nonprofits like The National Commission on Teaching and America's Future (NCTAF), Citizen Schools, and others. Ultimately, these students will have access to career opportunities they might never have considered and will help fill the STEM jobs of the future that will keep the country economically competitive.