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
impact lives love people reduce technology
I love to use technology to help people have better lives and to reduce our impact on the planet.
buy figure kid knowing obsessed
It's so interesting that when somebody's pregnant, we are obsessed with knowing the gender of the child so we can figure out what we need to buy that child, what the present would be. Like we're pre-programming the kid before they were born.
companies fabulous hardware open ship
There's this fabulous innovation ship called Unreasonable at Sea, where I'm a mentor. One of the companies there was called Protei, and they're an open hardware ocean exploration and monitoring idea.
mit
I'm on the MIT board, and a lot of our buildings now have daycare centers; it's becoming a standard.
ride
I want to ride again. Let me ride one more time,
history infinite takes ways
Take everything you know. Take your whole selves. Be inclusive. Be open. Make history in the infinite ways that your heart takes you.
Talent is everywhere. Not all talent has access.
close gotten though
We've never won, even though we've gotten so close before.
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.
best familiar gets less
We know that diversity can sometimes be more uncomfortable because things are less familiar - but it gets the best results.
came computer personal
We culturally decided, as the personal computer came in, that it was for the boys.
What was so special about the Mac, we all know, was the graphical computer interface.