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Episode 6: Todd Singleton Black Men We Know
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In this episode, I talk with IT executive at Microsoft Todd Singleton. Today, a lot of our assumptions about what a computer engineer looks and acts like have changed dramatically since the days of bad fashion and pocket protectors in the 1980s. But Todd's story will stomp all over many of the assumptions that you have left. We talk about his leadership role with Microsoft's Azure Group and previous roles at IBM and Google but also about the lack of African-American IT workers in Silicon Valley. We take a whirlwind trip through Todd's international childhood, as a military brat, his increasing awareness of race and racism as well as White advocates and allies, the strong, supportive role of his family, and the development of his interest in computers. Of course, we also had to spend awhile discussing his four-year NCAA basketball career at Duke, where he majored in engineering. I'm so glad we got to have this conversation and even more that I can share it with you. So join us!
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In this episode, I talk with IT executive at Microsoft Todd Singleton. Today, a lot of our assumptions about what a computer engineer looks and acts like have changed dramatically since the days of bad fashion and pocket protectors in the 1980s. But Todd's story will stomp all over many of the assumptions that you have left. We talk about his leadership role with Microsoft's Azure Group and previous roles at IBM and Google but also about the lack of African-American IT workers in Silicon Valley. We take a whirlwind trip through Todd's international childhood, as a military brat, his increasing awareness of race and racism as well as White advocates and allies, the strong, supportive role of his family, and the development of his interest in computers. Of course, we also had to spend awhile discussing his four-year NCAA basketball career at Duke, where he majored in engineering. I'm so glad we got to have this conversation and even more that I can share it with you. So join us!
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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blackmenweknow/support
1 hr 1 min