Meet Our Lectures
Our electrifying guest lecturers are innovators, thinkers, doers, and idea-generators who support the development of a thriving Black tech ecosystem to champion community-centered research and address issues of racial tech disparity.
2020-2021
Guest Lecturers

Ayori Selassie
Salesforce

Kyle Ali
Google

Dr. Timnit Gebru
Co-Founder of Black in Ai

Greg Greenlee
Blacks In Technology

Alexandria Butler
Twitter

Dr. Chad Womack
UNCF

Dr. Allison Scott
Kapor Center

Dr. Desmond Patton
Columbia & Ai for All

Dr. Ebony McGee
Vanderbilt & EDIFI

Dr. Nicol Howard
Journal of Computer Science Integration

Akili Lee
Social Entrepreneur

Carla Jefferson
Darlington County School District

Waymond Jackson
Founder of EdFarm

Clinton Odom
The National Urban League

Dr. Charlton Mcllwain
Author of Black Software

Deshuna Moore Spencer
Founder of KweliTv

Jayme Wooten
CLLTIVLY, Advisory Board Member

Andreen Soley
New America

Dr. Nicol Turner Lee
Director, Center for Technology Innovation at Brookings Institute; Senior Fellow, Governance Studies

Maurita Coley
President and CEO of Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council

Sharon Kennedy Vickers
City of Saint Paul
Chief Information Officer (CIO);
Co-founder,

Dr. Menna Demessie
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation

Chris Lewis
Public Knowledge

Erin Horn McKinney
Founder of Black Female Founders

Dr. André Brock
Author

Michelle Ferguson
Tech Dream Corps

Jamal Watkins
The NAACP (National Organization)

Rev. Leah Daughtry
Co-Founder and Co-Chair of
Black Church PAC
Black Church PAC

JaNay Queen Nazaire
Chief Strategy Officer Living Cities

Dr. Cynthia Warrick
President of
Stillman College
Stillman College