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Bayer Facts Of Science Eduction Survey XIII

Fortune 1000 STEM Executives on STEM Education, STEM Diversity and U.S. Competitiveness

• The following summarizes the profile of all the C-level executives (n=100) interviewed.
  
  • The C-level executives interviewed included a variety of senior level titles such as CEO, CFO, CIO, EVP, VP and senior level director. The executives interviewed also covered a wide area of responsibility, including communication executives (19%), IT executives (18%), HR executives (18%), marketing executives (14%), CEO/CFO overall management executives (12%), operations (11%), among others.
  • Nearly nine-in-ten of those surveyed are male (82%) or Caucasian (89%).
  • The average age of the executives surveyed is 51 years old.
  • Just about eight-in-ten (77%) have a graduate degree, while just over four-in-ten (43%) have a degree in a STEM field.
  
  
• The following summarizes the workforce composition of the CEOs’/Executives’ companies.
  
  • The average number of employees is 34,000, while the average number of employees with STEM expertise is 8,800 (or 26%).
  • The average percentage of STEM employees who are women is 20%.
  • The average percentage of STEM employees who are African American, Native American, or Hispanic American is 8%.
  • The average percentage of STEM employees who are Asian, including Japanese, Chinese, Indian, Korean, etc. is 18%.
  
  
• The average 2007 total revenue is $14.6 billion.
  
  
• The statistical reliability achieved conducting the 100 interviews is a maximum +/- 9.8% margin of error at a 95% confidence level.