Author Profile
Megan Smith
1964 • American Public • Servant
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Showing 51 quotesAcross our great nation, we've begun to see an acceleration of the power of data to deliver value.— Megan Smith
There are hundreds of historic and current examples of women and minorities doing groundbreaking work in technology, but so many of these stories are not well known, and in some cases, the stories have been all but lost.— Megan Smith
We know that diversity can sometimes be more uncomfortable because things are less familiar - but it gets the best results.— Megan Smith
Founded in 1994 by the Anita Borg Institute and growing every year, the Grace Hopper Celebration is bringing needed network connections, skill building, and visibility for women computer scientists who work at all levels of our industry.— Megan Smith
I think it's so important in preschool and in kindergarten and elementary school that we're not biasing ourselves.— Megan Smith
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.— Megan Smith
We very much use a prototyping model, play with ideas, and then get stuff started that way, which is how the greatest projects get started.— Megan Smith
I like to work at the beginning of projects. Once they get stable, I'll hand them off.— Megan Smith
For those of you who are underrepresented in technology, know that you've always been here. Look in photos and see yourself reflecting back.— Megan Smith
You've got Americans who are making Amazon and Facebook and Twitter. That level of American needs to run future government.— Megan Smith