Discussing diversity and inclusion
AA: One thing you touched on that I’d like to tease out a bit, if you’re comfortable with it. You talked about your discomfort at being the only female student in the class. It must have occurred many, many times throughout your career that you’re in a meeting and you’re just surrounded by all these males. How has that been, and what do you think we should be doing to change that? This whole notion of diversity and inclusion is a big topic. I would love to hear your thoughts on that.
MM: It is a really hard one, and it happens all the time. I’m far more comfortable with it now; otherwise, I guess I wouldn’t be here because it is a common thing, and also because I work a lot with people in IT, and IT is the same as data.
It’s been up and down. I would say that I’ve had some interesting experiences along the way. I have a daughter and a son, and I wanted them both to go into IT, and I tried...