Black Business Journal Top 10 BLACKS IN TECH Awards Reception

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Austin Black Business Journal announced the winners of its 2019 TOP Ten Blacks in Tech Award honorees. These trailblazers will be celebrated at a reception in their honor Thursday, September 5, 2019 at Capital Factory, 701 Brazos Street, at 6:00pm.

Presented annually, the TOP 10 Blacks in Tech Award recognizes ten Black professionals in the field of technology who have achieved excellence and actively paved the way to success for others.

“Austin is one of the most vibrant technology hubs in the country,” said Black Business Journal Publisher, Anita C Roberts. “Each of our Top Ten Blacks in Tech honorees should be a household name. They are outstanding innovators who are focused on exploring what is imminent, possible and important in and around emerging technologies.”

The Black Business Journal Top Ten Blacks in Tech are cutting-edge technologist and forward-thinking financiers. They help to lead some of the world’s top corporations that are changing the game in advance technology. Each of the honorees have worked hard to push the envelope in innovation and in doing so, paved the way for others to follow.

“It is important to help young people who look like us, in our community. We know they can succeed in tech and STEM fields, “said honoree Ed Ward. “Many people have helped me, so I feel an obligation to pay it forward and help others.”

Ward says, “it’s the right thing to do. It is a business imperative as studies show that diverse teams deliver superior business results. So, it is a win-win situation.”

Honorees are listed in alphabetical order as follows:

Robert Corion | Senior Vice-President, PMO, Project Delivery & Operations at Kapsch TrafficCom AG

Jim Ganthier | Senior Vice President – Customer Solutions Strategy & Advocacy at Dell Technologies

Dexter Henderson | VP Power Systems / IBM Austin Senior Location Executive

Rani Johnson | Chief Information Officer at SolarWinds

Johnita Jones | Vice President – Southern Operations Manager at ExxonMobil

Jason Kelley General Manager, Blockchain Services at IBM

Momar Mattocks |President CFAN Manufacturing Ops Executive at GE Aviation

Brian Reaves | Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer at Dell Technologies

Robert F Smith | Chairman & CEO at Vista Equity Partners

Ed Ward | Senior Vice President of Engineering – Client Solutions at Dell

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