William A. Adams - Path To Tequity
In this episode of RISE Urban Nation Podcast, host Taryell interviews William A. Adams, a Black leader on a mission to create "tequity" for Blacks in technology. Adams co-founded Microsoft's LEAP apprentice program, which has graduated 26 cohorts globally, with a 98% job placement rate for underrepresented communities. He also personally donated $200,000 to kickstart technology initiatives in the U.S. Virgin Islands and founded The EV3NT hackathon. Adams shares his boundary-pushing initiatives to improve STEM education and create ownership stakes in creating tech for Black communities. He speaks to the struggles and realities of leadership and his transformation into a mission-driven Black leader.
RISE Urban Nation: Own Your Story. Scale Your Impact. · William A. Adams, Taryell Simmons
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Show Notes
About:
William A. Adams is a software engineering trailblazer, award-winning DEI innovator, and philanthropist. After rolling out critical XML code globally in many of Microsoft's core products, he was named the first Technical Advisor to the CTO, Kevin Scott.
While leading and mentoring young developers, often as the only Black man in the room, William found that DEI hiring was always someone else’s problem – until he decided to make it his.
Acting as an intrapreneur, William has founded and overseen global initiatives that revolutionize how underserved communities access jobs and launch careers at the company. He spent three years building the Engineering Excellence program in Hyderabad, India, designed to empower local engineers to succeed on a world stage.
Connect with William A. Adams!
Website: https://www.william-a-adams.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FWilliamAAdamsWAAV
Linkein: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thewilliamaadams
Podcast: https://podcastguests.com/expert/williamaadams/
Twitter: @LeapToTech
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