From Compton to Google: How to fix tech’s diversity problem

The internship The summer of 2001, I found myself in a hotel conference suite hearing from a successful black businessman named Brian Morton share his career experience. Sitting in a room with 40 or so other students of color, I listened with eager expectation as he imparted wisdom about the world of business into which I would soon embark. He was my first ever role model in the corporate world. He was the kind of person I knew I needed to be if I hoped to one day be successful. I don’t r