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
Megan Smith quotes about
ibm
In the early IBM team, that was a racially diverse team, a gender-diverse team.
great human ingenuity innovation personal
Innovation comes out of great human ingenuity and very personal passions.
work
I like to work at the beginning of projects. Once they get stable, I'll hand them off.
mit
I'm on the MIT board, and a lot of our buildings now have daycare centers; it's becoming a standard.
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.
solve
It's very difficult to solve a lot of problems from the top down.
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.
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.
attract economic everybody opportunity people science technology women
The more people we can attract to science and technology - men, women, everybody - the more economic opportunity we have as a nation.
easier hear
It's easier not to hear it from Mom.
across affection faces fun goes gratitude public watch
It's always fun just to watch the combination of humiliation and gratitude and affection that goes across people's faces when they are addressed in public in such a manner.
incredibly preserve
It's an incredibly important thing to make sure we preserve net neutrality.
ride
I want to ride again. Let me ride one more time,