Ascend Indiana, the talent and workforce development initiative of the CEOs of Indiana Corporate Partnership (CICP), has announced Betsy Davis as Chief Operating Officer.
Betsy joins Ascend after more than a decade at EmployIndy, where she held a series of leadership roles spanning employer engagement, career-connected learning, talent strategy and career pathways. In her new role, she will work closely with President and CEO Brad Rhorer and the Ascend leadership team to enhance organizational effectiveness, support the team and advance the organization’s mission.
Davis brings over 15 years of experience advancing workforce, education and talent strategies through systems-level initiatives.
During her tenure at EmployIndy, Davis led strategy and operations for career-connected learning initiatives, bringing together employers, education institutions, workforce organizations and community stakeholders around regional talent priorities. She also founded and scaled Talent Bound, a career-connected learning intermediary initiative supporting more than 40,000 annual career-connected learning activities and engaging more than 1,000 employers each year.
Davis also pioneered the Modern Apprenticeship Program, creating youth apprenticeship pathways across business, healthcare, information technology and manufacturing.
Ascend Indiana enables a responsive workforce system that creates opportunities for Hoosiers, supports employer growth, and advances strong communities. Through strategic partnerships and workforce insights, Ascend aligns statewide priorities with local needs while empowering workforce, education, economic development, and community partners with the resources, authority, and support needed to implement solutions and strengthen Indiana's talent pipeline and economic competitiveness.
