Kristen Ransom
Kristen Ransom is an American computer engineer and social entrepreneur. She is the CTO and co-founder of IncluDe Web Design and Development, a web design firm offering affordable services to women- and minority-owned organizations.
Early life and education
Ransom was fascinated with engineering from a young age. In 2017, she told Forbes, "From a really young age I loved to take things apart and put them back together, and I didn't know there was a name for that until members of my family started calling me 'The Engineer'."[1]
She earned a B.S. degree in human-factors engineering from Tufts University.[2] During college, she was president of the institution's chapter of the Society of Black Engineers.[3] Ransom received a Master of Science in Engineering Management in 2018 from the Tufts University School of Engineering.[4] Her business education was supported by a Kauffman Foundation-sponsored boot camp and the Epicenter Community Accelerator program.[3]
Career
Before founding IncluDe, Ransom developed hardware and software for Harley Davidson[2] and the MITRE Corporation.[3]
On IncluDe, Ransom has said, "we’re trying to change the face of tech and make it so everyone's included."[5] After founding IncluDe, Ransom also began appearing as a motivational speaker at events and conferences.[3] In 2017, she was named one of Boston Magazine’s Top 30 Rising Tech Stars.[4] In 2021, she created the website for the Boston "All Inclusive" tourism campaign.[6]
References
- ^ Harrington, Samantha. "How One Tech Engineer Built A Company Around Doing Good". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ^ a b Dorsey, Sherrell (March 17, 2017). "The 10: These Black Women in Computer Science Are Changing the Face of Tech". The Root. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ a b c d Larson, Sandra (October 18, 2017). "Making design inclusive". The Bay State Banner. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Kristen Ransom, MSEM '18, named Top 30 Rising Tech Star | Tufts Gordon Institute". gordon.tufts.edu. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ^ Alspach, Kyle (September 24, 2017). "Bright Young Things". Boston Magazine. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ Leung, Shirley (April 5, 2021). "Can Boston's new 'All Inclusive' tourism campaign help change its racist image?". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
External links
- Kristen Ransom (Official website)
- Being Black In The Boston Business World (WBUR interview, February 18, 2021)
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