Janet Emerson Bashen

Janet Emerson Bashen
Born Mansfield, OH, USA
Nationality American
Alma mater University of Houston, Harvard University
Occupation Inventor, entrepreneur
Employer Bashen Corporation
Home town Huntsville, AL, USA
Spouse(s) Steven Bashen
Children Two children, Blair Alise Bashen and Drew Alec Bashen.
Awards Greater Houston Black Chamber's Pinnacle Award - 2003[1]

Janet Emerson Bashen is an American inventor, entrepreneur, and business consultant. She patented a software program to assist with web-based equal employment opportunity investigations.[2] She founded a human resource consulting firm focusing on equal opportunity employment compliance, which investigated civil rights violations and employee misconduct. In May 2000, she testified before the U.S. House of Representatives that civil rights and employee misconduct investigations should be exempt from the Fair Credit Reporting Act.[3] In 2012, she was named to Ebony magazine's list of the 100 most influential African-Americans in entertainment, politics, sports and business, called the Power 100 List.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Pinnacle Award". Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Bashen Patent". Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "H.R. 3408—THE FAIR CREDIT REPORTING AMENDMENTS ACT OF 1999". Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Ebony's Power 100". Retrieved 20 August 2015.
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