Quick & Dirty Background
- My name is Cynthia
- Born in Detroit, raised in Southfield, MI
- Tested highest in my kindergarten class
- Barely graduated from high school
- Went to Hampton U–got back on track
- Became a vegetarian
- Had spinal cord surgery
- Learned to walk again (hence, the cane)
- Attended University of Michigan for grad school–finished with a MS & PhD
- Worked for a research firm in DC
- Picked up another masters at Georgetown (I don’t leave PD funds on the table)
- Joined the Kapor Center in Oakland to work on tech’s diversity problem
- Gained 20 pounds during the pandemic
- Lost 20 pounds (thank you Supernatural!)
- Dove into NFTs, crypto, XR, all things fueling Web3
- Excited for what we’ll see in the metaverse!
- Set on getting more Black folks excited about building Web3
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