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
government
The American government will be whatever we all make of it.
amazon country digital facebook federal government services websites
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?
government
Americans really expect to interact with our government digitally.
federal government
I actually think that working in the federal government, or state or local, is one of the most significant things that a technical person can do.
amazon future government level needs run
You've got Americans who are making Amazon and Facebook and Twitter. That level of American needs to run future government.
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I've seen her, and she didn't look pregnant at all.
history technical women
I've been working on the lost history of technical women.
boys bringing country girls incredible point sure toys
Thinking through how to make sure we're bringing incredible toys and experiences and that to our girls and our boys at some point is really important for this country for the world in general.
captures kid
Each kid is unique in what captures their attention and their passion.
ask class
Each class is going to ask him two questions. I think it's going to be fun.
classrooms flipping learning people spaces
Flipping our classrooms into active learning spaces really is important and having these convenient spaces where people feel comfortable.
class facts history inspiring science taught
Science class is traditionally taught as science history class - you learn all these facts that someone else discovered, which you need to know, but that's not really an inspiring way to learn science.
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People can get into very bad habits of arguing ideas and shutting them down.
came computer personal
We culturally decided, as the personal computer came in, that it was for the boys.