NEW INTERVIEW: Megan Smith on her career journey from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) MIT Media Lab General Magic with Tony Fadell Susan Kare et al to VP Google and US CTO under Barack Obama to shift7 founder/CEO to how we can make the tech industry more equitable. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/meg… #INWED21

On this week’s episode of Techsetters we’ll hear from the co-founders of shift7 - champions of systemic change! You’ll even hear from a former United States CTO 👀 Great timing for inspiring our Wave 1 scholars as they work on their final project! Link in bio 🔗🚀

Join Loretta Hidalgo Whitesides & me tomorrow night at 8:30pm ET, along w/ guests @vrevelyn, Dr. Camille W Alleyne, Dr. Tanya Harrison & Ellen Ochoa for a special Zoom to talk about how Sally Ride has inspired us and shaped our world. Register:bit.ly/3vAtoQe #ShineLikeSally #SallysNight

Next Tuesday, June 29th at 4 PM ET, Join Vital Voices to celebrate the vibrant voices of LGBTQIA+ leaders in our network featuring Vital Voices Board Member and shift7 CEO Megan Smith. YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS. RSVP here- vvpridepanel.splashthat.com

Alum Megan Smith talks to Danielle Newnham about her career path, from MIT and the MIT Media Lab to shift7, and making the tech industry more equitable. …nielle-newnham-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/megan…

featured conversation on Righteous Babe Radio: Techsetters A Kode with Klossy Podcast: Megan Smith and Susan Alzner, Using Technology to Better Humanity airing Wednesday and Friday at 12pm and 5pm CDT righteousbaberadio.com

Go #WallyFunk Go! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_13 "All candidates were accomplished pilots; Lovelace & Cobb reviewed >700 women pilots records to select candidates-recruited 20 women for testing. All had >1000 flight hours. In 1960, 13 of the women passed the same tests as the Mercury 7"

Indigenous people worldwide continue to face overwhelming marginalization, discrimination and exclusion. Respect for the rights of indigenous peoples means ensuring equal and meaningful participation, full inclusion and empowerment. #IndigenousDay

The next group of Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award candidates is addressing challenges by saving critical ecosystems, transforming carbon economies & reducing food waste. Read about their endeavors & learn about their accomplishments. buff.ly/3lJmRl3

Our long time friend, Megan Smith, CEO shift7, former CTO of the United States under the Barack Obama Administration, and our inaugural ExCITE Awards Keynote speaker, visited the CodeCrew team last Friday! Thank you, Megan!

Each year Solve awards $2,000 to ‘fan favorite’ solutions to our Global Challenges. Check out the incredible finalists, and vote for your favorites! hubs.li/H0VGF0h0

Finalists have been selected for MITSolve's 2021 Indigenous Communities Fellowship! 👏 Read more about the amazing teams using traditional knowledge and technology to meet the social, environmental, and economic goals of their communities: hubs.li/H0VGC8j0

Today in the The New York Times, our founder and CEO Sixto Cancel shared how our foster care system is fundamentally broken--and how we can fix it. Read the piece: nytimes.com/2021/09/16/opi…

Congratulations to the winners of MITSolve's Community Award! 👏 Your votes helped each of these teams win $2,000 to fund their solutions. Somo Africa Next Skills 360 Kemet Modular Medication Manufacturing Enactus Aryabhatta Vngle: The Civic Insights Company MCCA

*DEADLINE EXTENDED* to apply for $10k in unrestricted funding from the 2022 Indigenous Communities Fellowship! Don’t miss out – submit by April 11 ⬇️ hubs.li/Q0172-qf0

Whooping cough killed approx 5,700 children a year in the early 1900s — until these 3 women worked overtime to develop a vaccine (via AmyPoehlerSmartGirls & shift7)

On the #SIS22 Mainstage: Megan Smith, Former U.S. Chief Technology Officer & CEO, shift7 and TD, Chief Partnerships Officer, @statedept are discussing the public sector's role in driving social impact through innovation.

Coming up at 12:10pm ET - @SmithMegan joins @RandiZuckerberg to talk about shift7, inclusivity in tech, addressing systemic social, environmental and economic problems, her time as U.S. CTO under Obama and more! 🔊Tune in on #SiriusXM132🔊

Throwback to our Women Techsters Initiative presentation at the 2019 #UNSolutionsSummit We presented our Women Techsters Initiative plan at the #UNSolutionsSummit, which was co-organized by the United Nations Foundation, shift7, @Global Innovation Exchange (GIX), and Local2030 Coalition. Thread 🧵

Whooping cough killed approx 5,700 children a year in the early 1900s — until these 3 women worked overtime to develop a vaccine (via AmyPoehlerSmartGirls & shift7)