March 2022 Summaries

Latia Harris recently joined Box as the Head of Belonging, leading Strategic Programs and serving as Chief of Staff to Jess Swank, the Chief People Officer. With a diverse career background that started in sales and evolved into roles in learning and development and HR business partnerships, Latia has focused on fostering inclusive cultures in organizations. She transitioned from a sales career to pursue an MBA in Human and Organizational Performance, driven by her interest in the "people side" of business. Her new role at Box aligns with her passion for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), building on the company's existing DEI foundation to foster a diverse workforce, promote a culture of inclusion, and encourage accountability for DEI across all levels. Latia emphasizes the importance of adapting to hybrid work environments to ensure equitable experiences and urges underrepresented individuals to challenge limiting beliefs and dream bigger. Her journey reflects a commitment to creating spaces where people can thrive as their authentic selves.

The future of pharmaceutical R&D is increasingly reliant on a connected technology ecosystem, driven by trends such as digitization and decentralization, which have accelerated over the past few years. This shift has prompted life sciences organizations to adopt decentralized clinical trials and hybrid work environments, affecting major cost areas like real estate and R&D spending. The proliferation of R&D applications, resulting from acquisitions and the need for innovation, has led to complex IT portfolios and redundancies, which Box addresses with its Intelligent Content Management platform. This platform offers a unified, secure solution for managing content across various applications, aiding in compliance and reducing regulatory burdens through Box GxP Validation. By enabling a best-of-breed technology stack, Box facilitates seamless integration of SaaS applications, promoting innovation and cost control. As organizations adapt to this new normal, they must decide which innovations to maintain, balancing coopetition and innovation to manage rising R&D costs effectively.

Mast-Jägermeister SE, the globally recognized producer of Jägermeister liqueur, has chosen Box as its secure cloud content management platform to enhance its agile working experience, reflecting the company's commitment to creativity and connection. Since initially adopting Box in 2019, Mast-Jägermeister SE has expanded its use to facilitate global collaboration with agencies and partners, boost sales team productivity by centralizing crucial materials, and integrate with its cloud ecosystem, thus improving employee satisfaction by enabling seamless collaboration across distributed teams. The partnership has been instrumental during the COVID-19 pandemic, with Box usage nearly tripling between March 2020 and March 2021 as it supported Mast-Jägermeister's shift to decentralized work. The ongoing collaboration aims to explore new use cases for Box within the organization to further enhance business operations.