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Newsroom At the end of December 2021, it was announced that Fishtech Group‘s founder and CEO Gary Fish was joining forces with Robert Herjavec, founder and CEO of Herjavec Group and star of Shark Tank, to form a “new security solutions powerhouse“. Shortly after, the KC Tech Council got the inside scoop from Fish on…
Newsroom Photo Credits: Spelman College Archival Collection Shirley McBay (1935 – 2021) Pioneering mathematician Shirley McBay was the first Black student to receive a doctorate from the University of Georgia and the first woman to receive a doctorate in mathematics there. She was a leading voice for diversity in science and math education. She…
Newsroom Mary Somerville (1780 – 1872) Born into an aristocratic Scottish family in 1780, Mary Fairfax Somerville was a scientist, writer, and polymath who was elected the first female Honorary Member of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1835. At John Stuart Mill’s insistence, Somerville’s signature was the first on a petition giving women the right…
Newsroom On November 17, more than 70 KC Tech Council members came together to discuss solutions aimed toward creating diverse, equitable and inclusive cultures within Kansas City’s tech industry. When the KC Tech Council released KC Tech Specs v4 earlier in 2021, one of the leading takeaways was that Kansas City has a prevailing opportunity…