This is the final week and final part of our biweekly series that focuses on black women who influenced the world with their inventions.
Marian Croak
While little is known about Marian Croak’s early life, she talks a lot about her father being a significant influence on her success and how he pushed her to be better, especially in science subjects and how he took it as far as building a chemistry lab in their home.
Born in Pennsylvania in 1955, she attended the University of California and Princeton University, graduating with a PhD in Qualitative Analysis and Social Psychology in 1982.
After which, she joined AT&T Bell Laboratories, where she worked in various roles before leaving in September 2014. While she took on numerous roles and completed them, her speciality lay in data and voice communication.
She holds over 200 patents in various areas, but the area of VOIP remains her highest, holding more than a hundred. Marian Croak has helped advance technology, especially calling and text messaging on cellular phones.
In 2013, Dr Marian Croak was inducted into the Women in Technology International’s Hall of Fame. She has applied for and been granted over 350 patents, and in addition to her accomplishments, Dr Croak also serves on the Holocaust, Genocide and Human Rights Education Center’s board.
In 2014, she began working for Google as their Vice President for research and development for access strategy and emerging markets, searching for ways to do more with the internet.
Lisa Gelobter
Born in 1971 to a Jewish father and a black mother. She attended Brown University in 1991 at 20 years old with a software engineering certification with a focus on man-made brainpower and AI.
A leader in the development of video on the internet, including Brightcove, Joost, and The FeedRoom. She also worked on lots of pioneering internet technologies, including Shockwave, a multimedia platform mostly used for video games, and the
online video streaming service Hulu. Globe worked as the Chief Digital Officer for BET Networks.
In 2015, Gelobter, at the invitation of President Barack Obama, joined the newly-formed U.S. Digital Service. In that role, she assisted in redesigning Healthcare.gov, the website used to enrol Americans under the Affordable Care Act, which at its initial rollout, did not function well. Gelobter reduced the number of separate pages and streamlined the application process, improving the site.
She later served as the Chief Digital Service for the Department of Education, where she worked on the team that remodelled the College Scorecard. This rating system shows graduation rates, post-college earnings, and student debt levels for universities across the country.
In 2016, Gelobter founded and was the Chief Executive Officer of equitable, a company that provides an independent, confidential platform to address bias, harassment, and discrimination in the workplace. Gelobter raised over $2 million for the start-up company, becoming one of only 34 Black women to raise $1 million in venture capital. She’s a former member of the New York Urban League STEM Advisory Board.
If you use and enjoy gifs, you have Lisa Gelobter to thank.
Born in 1971 to a Jewish father and a black mother. She attended Brown University in 1991 at 20 years old with a software engineering certification with a focus on man-made brainpower and AI.
A leader in the development of video on the internet, including Brightcove, Joost, and The FeedRoom. She also worked on lots of pioneering internet technologies, including Shockwave, a multimedia platform mostly used for video games, and the
online video streaming service Hulu. Globe worked as the Chief Digital Officer for BET Networks.
In 2015, Gelobter, at the invitation of President Barack Obama, joined the newly-formed U.S. Digital Service. In that role, she assisted in redesigning Healthcare.gov, the website used to enrol Americans under the Affordable Care Act, which at its initial rollout, did not function well. Gelobter reduced the number of separate pages and streamlined the application process, improving the site.
She later served as the Chief Digital Service for the Department of Education, where she worked on the team that remodelled the College Scorecard. This rating system shows graduation rates, post-college earnings, and student debt levels for universities across the country.
In 2016, Gelobter founded and was the Chief Executive Officer of equitable, a company that provides an independent, confidential platform to address bias, harassment, and discrimination in the workplace. Gelobter raised over $2 million for the start-up company, becoming one of only 34 Black women to raise $1 million in venture capital. She’s a former member of the New York Urban League STEM Advisory Board.
If you use and enjoy gifs, you have Lisa Gelobter to thank.
Born in 1971 to a Jewish father and a black mother. She attended Brown University in 1991 at 20 years old with a software engineering certification with a focus on man-made brainpower and AI.
A leader in the development of video on the internet, including Brightcove, Joost, and The FeedRoom. She also worked on lots of pioneering internet technologies, including Shockwave, a multimedia platform mostly used for video games, and the
online video streaming service Hulu. Globe worked as the Chief Digital Officer for BET Networks.
In 2015, Gelobter, at the invitation of President Barack Obama, joined the newly-formed U.S. Digital Service. In that role, she assisted in redesigning Healthcare.gov, the website used to enrol Americans under the Affordable Care Act, which at its initial rollout, did not function well. Gelobter reduced the number of separate pages and streamlined the application process, improving the site.
She later served as the Chief Digital Service for the Department of Education, where she worked on the team that remodelled the College Scorecard. This rating system shows graduation rates, post-college earnings, and student debt levels for universities across the country.
In 2016, Gelobter founded and was the Chief Executive Officer of equitable, a company that provides an independent, confidential platform to address bias, harassment, and discrimination in the workplace. Gelobter raised over $2 million for the start-up company, becoming one of only 34 Black women to raise $1 million in venture capital. She’s a former member of the New York Urban League STEM Advisory Board.
If you use and enjoy gifs, you have Lisa Gelobter to thank.
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