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IT leaders turn to HBCUs for future IT talent

CIO Business Intelligence

White, a 2001 Morgan State University graduate with a bachelor’s in computer science, speaks from experience: He had two pivotal internships that propelled his professional career. Jon White, principal architect, Red Alpha Red Alpha White worked on a NASA-funded research project on computing technology that was a precursor to cloud computing.

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Tech Moves: Ex-Tableau sales chief Kelly Breslin Wright joins Gong; Slalom expands board; more

GeekWire

During his time as a partner at Madrona, Chakrabarti focused on investments in enterprise and cloud-based infrastructure companies. Founded in 2001, Slalom currently has more than 9,500 employees globally. Hoge spent 16 years at Microsoft, most recently as group program manager for the Windows 11 user experience.