The White House LGBT in Technology Summit
A celebration of queer geeks collaborating with policy makers in the Obama White House in 2016.
Last month, I had a special opportunity to support the third and final White House LGBT in Technology Summit under President Obama. This event is a unique one that our Public Engagement team established to celebrate both our diversity across minority groups but also seeks to encourage the powerhouse of innovation within us across the technology sector as well!
It was great to be back in the familiar turf of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building (EEOB), but it was also nice to resume a small community organizing role. Coming up through the campaign ranks in ’08, these skills of bringing people together are just baked into the DNA of Team Obama and I felt a little rush of excitement just being back in that role — however small it may have been for the day.
I saw early-bird attendees queuing up outside the security checkpoint, dressed in their fanciest outfits, and arriving super-early in order to not miss even a minute of the day. And no matter how much easier my own team’s technology contribution…
