Cynthia J. Pasky, a prominent Detroit business leader, and one of the few women pioneers in the corporate world, who is the founder and CEO of Strategic Staffing Solutions, a global IT consulting and business services corporation, will speak at the Annual Economic Justice Conference hosted and organized by The PuLSE Institute, Detroit’s national and non-partisan anti-poverty think tank.
The virtual poverty-themed conference will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 14 from 8:30am-12:30noon featuring solution-oriented keynote presentations and cutting-edge discussions about how to address the salient issues of poverty and inequality in urban America including Detroit, one of the nation’s largest Black cities, and one of the most impoverished in the country.
The Institute is led by distinguished Attorney Tina M. Patterson, Esq., the President and Director of Research and one of the few women leading a prominent think tank in the country.
The October meeting is The Institute’s annual racial and economic justice conference for policy makers, scholars, industry captains and community advocates working towards creating an ethical economy that guarantees equality for all.
The theme for the 2025 conference is “Fostering An Inclusive and Sustainable Economy in America: The Mandate for Effective Leadership.” The conference is being held the week of Oct. 17, which is officially United Nations International Day for the Eradication of Poverty as part of efforts and events being held to recognize the day and to work towards addressing economic justice issues. To obtain tickets to the conference visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/henry-ford-ceo-bob-riney-joins-top-ceos-at-pulse-oct-14-conference-tickets-1711394169029?aff=oddtdtcreator
Pasky will appear for a fireside chat with the nationally acclaimed journalist, cultural critic and standard-bearer for economic justice issues Bankole Thompson, who is the founder and dean of The PuLSE Institute. The two will discuss the 35th anniversary of Strategic Staffing Solutions which grew out of Detroit and is now operating in several countries.
The conversation will center on Pasky’s longstanding commitment and determination to establish a business enterprise that is not only a force to reckon with in a world where there is growing demand for more women entrepreneurs but also her work and commitment in being a conscientious corporate leader in Detroit and beyond. She serves as chair of the Detroit Downtown Partnership Board of Directors, and is a member of Business Leaders for Michigan Board of Directors. She is the founding chair of the American-Lithuanian Business Council and serves on the Investor Advisory Committee of the Government of Lithuania.
Cindy has also served as past board chair for Michigan Humane Board of Directors, past chair of the Michigan Workforce Development board, past board chair of Eastern Market Partnership and past co-chair of Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan’s Workforce Development Board.
Pasky has recently been named among the Top 100 Most Influential Lithuanian Women by “Women At” magazine and is an inaugural member of Staffing Industry Analysts’ Staffing Hall of Fame. She has been named among Staffing Industry Analysts’ Global Power 100 Women in Staffing every year since its inception; listed among the Most Powerful Woman in Business by dBusiness Magazine; CEO of the Year by Automation Alley; one of 10 Most Intriguing People in Staffing by Staffing Industry Review; one of Detroit’s Most Powerful People by Crain’s Detroit Business, and one of the Top Women Entrepreneurs in North America by Women Impacting Public Policy.
Under Cindy’s leadership, S³ was named among the Top 25 woman-owned businesses in the nation by Women’s Enterprise USA Magazine. The company has been ranked as a Top Diversity-owned Business in Michigan by diversitybusiness.com and recognized as a 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For by the Michigan Business and Professional Association (MBPA), a Cool Place to Work by Crain’s Detroit Business and a Michigan Economic Bright Spot by Corp! Magazine.
Other major business leaders speakers who have been selected by The Institute to speak at the economic conference is Bob Riney, the President and CEO of Henry Ford Health System, Jerry Norcia, the Executive Chairman of DTE Energy and Karen Harbert, the President and CEO of the American Gas Association. All three business leaders will participate in a Plenary Session that will kick off the conference examining the Value and Impact of Effective Corporate Citizenship. Norcia will serve as the moderator.
More speakers about the conference later this month will be announced in the days and registration for the conference will be made available soon. For inquiries email info@thepulseinstitute.org.
