#90 Codepath's Michael Ellison -- Racism, poverty and Silicon Valley

09/10/2018 1h 1min
#90 Codepath's Michael Ellison -- Racism, poverty and Silicon Valley

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Episode Synopsis

You may think you know about diversity in Silicon Valley, but you may not have heard it this straight up and candid before. Michael Ellison is African American and grew up poor as far from Silicon Valley as possible. Here he discusses how he made his unlikely way to Silicon Valley to become CEO of Codepath.org.  Codepath is the the hugely influential engineering training organization working with Silicon Valley's tech giants, and universities across the country. We discuss problems with diversity programs, income inequality and racism on the road to Silicon Valley. A bonus : what you should really think of the movie Black Panther.

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