Megan Smith
Megan Smith
Megan J. Smith is the Chief Technology Officer of the United States. She was previously a vice president of Google at Google, was vice president of business development at Google for nine years, and was general manager of Google.org and the former CEO of Planet Out. She serves on the boards of MIT and Vital Voices, is a member of the USAID Advisory Committee on Voluntary Aid and co-founded the Malala Fund. On September 4, 2014, she was named as...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPublic Servant
CountryUnited States of America
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We culturally decided, as the personal computer came in, that it was for the boys.
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Founded in 1994 by the Anita Borg Institute and growing every year, the Grace Hopper Celebration is bringing needed network connections, skill building, and visibility for women computer scientists who work at all levels of our industry.
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There are several places in Vietnam where they're teaching computer science from second grade in class, so they don't have a gender divide because everybody is expected to program.
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We need to have making, including computer science, shop, etc. as part of the core curriculum from the beginning, not just an optional afterschool thing. Things like First Robotics and all of those great programs need to become mainstream.
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This was a great indication of where we're at in starting this program. We came out and really took it to them in the first game. But it's hard to stay consistent when you have a really young team. We're doing the best we can, and you can see that we fought back twice (in the late game) and that shows that our girls have a lot of heart.
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There are hundreds of historic and current examples of women and minorities doing groundbreaking work in technology, but so many of these stories are not well known, and in some cases, the stories have been all but lost.
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There are 2 to 3 million women programmers in the world. We need to see them more.
What was so special about the Mac, we all know, was the graphical computer interface.
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We know that diversity can sometimes be more uncomfortable because things are less familiar - but it gets the best results.
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We've never won, even though we've gotten so close before.
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Net neutrality is such an important principle for the Web and for the Internet. It's how the Internet's operated for all this time.
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I wish I could put her heart and determination into all of my girls. She has the mentality that this is my year.
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If we're the country that makes Amazon and Facebook and Twitter, why can't the federal government have websites and digital services that are awesome?
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I have a good eye for great projects, talent, and entrepreneurs.