Kimberly Bryant (technologist)
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Kimberly Bryant (born January 14, 1967) is an American electrical engineer who worked in the biotechnology field at Genentech, Novartis Vaccines, Diagnostic, and Merck. In 2011, Bryant founded Black Girls Code, a nonprofit organization that focuses on providing technology and computer programming education to African-American girls.
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[edit]- I was actively involved internally as a social change agent, as an inclusion and equity change agent.
- I accidentally stumbled into this gap that wasn’t being filled and decided to create an organization to fill it.
- I saw an opportunity to focus all of the knowledge and connections that I’d gained into creating this pipeline of founders, as opposed to just a pipeline of tech talent, and to create a pathway for more economic inclusion by opening up opportunities for founders from marginalized communities.
- It’s crucial to ensure that the multitude of advancements unfolding over the next century that profoundly impact humanity are fueled by a rich diversity of thoughts and ideas. This diversity will be the driving force behind innovations that not only create opportunities but also uplift and support all of humanity.
- Absolutely. I think it appropriately describes how I have approached my work throughout my career to some extent but most certainly reflects my journey this past decade.
- I would say yes—to a degree. I would say unequivocally that out of all those different industries—chemical, consumer, manufacturing—the industry that I felt most connected to in my work was the pharmaceutical and biotech industry, especially in the years that I worked at Genentech because of the nature of the work that we were doing—and its alignment with my core values of utilizing technology and science to do good in the world.
