Philip Emeagwali, biography, A Father of the Internet, supercomputer pioneer, Nigerian scientist, inventor


It is bad business to recruit 100 percent of your employees from one-third of the population.


Philip Emeagwali, biography, A Father of the Internet, supercomputer pioneer, Nigerian scientist, inventor

Philip Emeagwali
interviewed on May 29, 1997 by Jim Romenesko (romenesk@PioneerPlanet.infi.net) for the June 1, 1997 issue of the Saint Paul Pioneer Press.


Do you see technology -- both creators and users -- becoming more diverse?
Yes and no. White males will continue fighting to exclude women and minorities. However, employers will become more enlightened and realize that it is bad business to recruit 100 percent of your employees from one-third of the population.


Philip Emeagwali, biography, A Father of the Internet, supercomputer pioneer, Nigerian scientist, inventor

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