These champions are investing in themselves and achieving excellence in their respective industries while pulling the next generation up with them. Great leaders know how to lift as they climb FTC50Champs
Lifting up the next generation of product developers and STEM professionals.
As a Google product manager whose mission is creating pathways to STEM careers for the next generation of Black and Brown professionals, Ronika Lewis was instrumental in ideating and executing Google’s strategic HBCU initiatives—which have included $50 million in unrestricted gift funds and a digital skills training certification program to support HBCU students.Environmental scientist and Impact investor focused on delivering clean energy for marginalized communities in the US.
Created the Racial Justice Initiative and Index to hold corporations accountable to the racial justice statements they issued in the summer of 2020. In addition to his work as an environmental scientist, impact investor and the founding partner of IberSun Solar, the global company specializing in the development of renewable energy generation, in 2020, Dr. Dorsey launched the Racial Justice Initiative and Index to hold corporations accountable to the racial justice statements they issued in response to George Floyd’s killing.
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