Right now, it's time for the Way Black History Fact. In Today's Way Black History Fact is sponsored by Major Threads for Innovative Fashionable Sports, where checkmajorthreads dot com And today we're just going to share a list of black tech giants that we haven't got to So these are going to be like little brief bios, but we felt like it was kind of important too. You know, we always have these conversations we need to have more black people in stem program steam programs in the tech space.
Obviously we're dealing with royalty insofar as that's concerned today, but you know, we're also not absent, and I do want to celebrate these names. You can find out the full list at Purpose dot jobs. They have a separate article delineating these incredible black contributors in the tech space. These are the folks that are still alive and still contributing. But I thought this was meaningful to share this, So first up. John W. Thompson nineteen forty nine to present
has had an impressive career in tech. He began as a salesperson at IBM and climbed up the company to become the general manager at IBM America's He has also served as the CEO of Virtual Instruments, CEO of saman Tech, and today serves as the Chairman of Microsoft since twenty fourteen. He's also made significant contributions to investing in the next generation of tech. Mark Regis Hannah nineteen fifty six to present for the graphics in Jurassic Park, Aladdin, Beauty in
the Beast, and more. We have Chicago native Mark Rains Hannah to think. He was an electrical engineering computer graphics designer in the eighties and nineties. In eighty two, he founded Silicon Graphics, Incorporated, eventually becoming company's principal scientist. His computer graphics technology has been used in major motion films as well as commercials, the intro for Monday Night Football and by George Lucas's visual effects studio Industrial Light and Magic.
Doctor Mark Dean nineteen fifty seven a present is an influential black tech leader and prominent figure in computer science. Early on, he had an interest and a gift in technology, building his own computer radio and amplifier when he was in high school, and began working at IBM in nineteen eighty, where he was an essential leader in developing the personal computer. He holds three IBM three of IBM's original nine patents
for the PC. Beyond that, he holds a total of twenty patents, and throughout his career has made significant contribution to IBM's research and development. More recently, he led the team that produced the one gigahertz chip. He is the first African American to become an IBM Fellow, which represents the highest level of technical excellence. John Henry Thompson nineteen fifty nine to present had used in has used his background in computer science and visual arts to help bridge
the early gap between technology and art. He is the inventor of Lingo, a scripting language that renders visuals in computer programs. Many programs that use graphics, animation, sound, and video for interactive stimulas simulations still use Lingo to this day.
It's also been used to create programs that are now used in video games, web design, animation, and graphics and Lisa Globe Term nineteen seventy one to present is a computer scientist known for pioneering Internet technologies, including Shockwave, which was the genesis of animation on the web. She also contributed to the emergence of online video and worked on the senior management team for the launch of Hulu. From
tech to policy. Lisa's experience has a huge range and includes working at the White House and the US Digital Service, serving as the Chief Digital Service Officer for the Department of Education. Lisa is the CEO and founder of Tequitable, a platform that helps companies create a safe, inclusive, equitable workplace. Again, that full list is at Purpose dot jobs, and we
couldn't even scratch the service there. There are black people in tech and it's a fantastic thing to know when you're not aware of it, because these folks aren't often as celebrated. And I know that you had something for this too. No, just what we didn't speak on doctor Shirley Jackson. Oh yeah, that's your theoretical physicist class. I wanted to make sure we said her name because that was a men heavy list and I want our ladies to know, our sisters, to know that they're sisters in
this space as well. Indeed, so again check uh Purpose dot Jobs.