HP / INNOVATION / FALL 2020 2 Powering a Better TOMORROW HIGHLIGHTS 26 Opening Up the Gates HP ’ s Chief Diversity Officer on why attracting untapped talent is a social and corporate imperative . BY LESLEY SLATON BROWN 30 Five Black Tech Leaders HP board member Stacy Brown-Philpot and others are making a difference in diversity . BY LEIGH-ANN JACKSON 36 Education on the Grid Companies are stepping up to provide students with the technology they need to succeed . BY ARNESA A . HOWELL 44 The Benefits of Sustainable Packaging Innovation in packaging is good for the environment and for companies ’ bottom lines . BY MICHAEL WALKER 52 Stopping Single-Use Plastics How a circular economy will close the loop on plastic use and waste . BY CHRISTINA NUNEZ 16 The Race Against COVID-19 HP microfluidics technology is helping speed up the search for effective treatments . BY SARA HARRISON 44 36 52 30