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
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It's easier not to hear it from Mom.
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You've got Americans who are making Amazon and Facebook and Twitter. That level of American needs to run future government.
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It's an incredibly important thing to make sure we preserve net neutrality.
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I love to use technology to help people have better lives and to reduce our impact on the planet.
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I went to an inner-city school in Buffalo. We had no money. But our teachers believed in hands-on active learning - there was a mandatory science fair, which was critical.
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Second graders learn to read: that's a perfect time to make them code.
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I like to work at the beginning of projects. Once they get stable, I'll hand them off.
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I was lucky that science fair was mandatory at my high school in inner-city Buffalo.
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Last year, people dressed nicely, but not wearing any sort of costume or anything like that. This year, we've got sonnet-delivering outfits: Renaissance gowns and some Restoration wear. I'm personally wearing this outfit with a big skirt and a corset type top -- that'll add a fun element.
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For those of you who are underrepresented in technology, know that you've always been here. Look in photos and see yourself reflecting back.
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Code is just a list of instructions. There are countries that are teaching it as part of the core curriculum. Having some experience in those early years is very important.
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Net neutrality is such an important principle for the Web and for the Internet. It's how the Internet's operated for all this time.
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I want to ride again. Let me ride one more time,
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The more people we can attract to science and technology - men, women, everybody - the more economic opportunity we have as a nation.