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'''Laura I. Gómez''' is a computer scientist known for establishing Atipca, a company that presents bias free names in recruiting. |
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== Early life and education == |
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Gómez was born in León Guanajuato, México and then moved to California when she was eight years old. Gomez got her first software engineering internship at the age of seventeen,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Laura I. Gómez |url=https://latinageeks.com/team/laura-i-gomez/ |access-date=2023-10-23 |website=#LatinaGeeks™ |language=en-US}}</ref> when she got an internship working at Hewlett-Packard after she received a work permit.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Barber |first1=Gregory |last2=Scoles |first2=Sarah |date=May 2017 |title=Next List 2017 |volume=25 |pages=63 |work=Wired, San Francisco |issue=5 |via=[[Proquest]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Martinez |first=Anna |date=2020-10-23 |title=Laura I. Gomez: The CEO Who Defied All Odds |url=https://latinitasmagazine.org/laura-i-gomez-the-ceo-who-defied-all-odds/ |access-date=2023-12-30 |website=Latinitas Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> For college, she earned a Bachelor of Human Development and Family Studies from [[University of California, Berkeley|University of California Berkeley]] and a Master of Latin American Studies from [[University of California, San Diego|University of California San Diego]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=St. Clair Community College |title=Laura I. Gomez |url=https://esearch.sc4.edu/famouslatinxscientists/gomez |website=Hispanic and Latinx Scientists |access-date=5 December 2022}}</ref> |
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== Career == |
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Gomez worked with several start-ups and big technology companies, including [[YouTube]], [[Google]], and [[Twitter]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Pao |first=Ellen K. |url=http://archive.org/details/resetmyfightfori0000paoe |title=Reset : my fight for inclusion and lasting change |date=2017 |publisher=New York : Spiegel & Grau |others=Internet Archive |isbn=978-0-399-59101-3 |pages=245–246}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Frederick Douglass 200: the people who embody the abolitionist's spirit and work |url=http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/ng-interactive/2018/jul/05/the-frederick-douglass-200 |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref> She was one of the early employees at Twitter,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pérez |first=Sharon Minelli |date=22 May 2018 |title=Potente modelo para las mujeres en tecnología: Evento de Womentechover y Animus contará con líder empresarial en el segmento de Silicon Valley |work=El Nuevo Dia; San Juan |via=[[Proquest]]}}</ref> and her work there centered on bringing Spanish into the user interface.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Alfageme |first=Ana |date=23 February 2011 |title=Enamorados del Twitter políglota |pages=50 |work=El Pais ; Madrid |via=[[Proquest]]}}</ref> Gomez has also discussed the use of social media as a means to practice as people learn a new language.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Smith |first=Mari |url=https://archive.org/details/relationshipagew0000unse/page/190/mode/2up?q=%22laura+i.+gomez%22 |title=The relationship age |publisher=CelebrityPress |year=2010 |pages=190, 193 |isbn=978-0-9829083-1-0 |language=en |access-date=2024-03-30}}</ref> |
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Gomez was a founding member of a project known as Project Include, a non-profit led by [[Ellen Pao]] that advocates for inclusion in the technology field.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Isaac |first=Mike |date=2016-05-03 |title=Women in Tech Band Together to Track Diversity, After Hours |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/04/technology/women-in-tech-band-together-to-track-diversity-after-hours.html |access-date=2023-05-17 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Project Interlude funded Gomez's start-up, Atipica, an organization which provides artificial and human intelligence to sort job candidates in a manner that reduces bias.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Guynn |first=Jessica |date=20 October 2016 |title=Latina-led Silicon Valley tech company raises $2M |work=USA Today (Online); Arlington |via=[[Proquest]]}}</ref> Over time, Atipica was backed by Kapor Capital, Precursor Ventures, and True Ventures.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Murrow |first=Laura |date=May 2017 |title=Next List 2017 |work=Wired; San Francisco |pages=63 |via=[[Proquest]] |volume=25 |issue=5}}</ref> One of the perks provided by Atipica is paid time off for employees supporting a political cause.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bhattarai |first=Abha |date=2021-10-23 |title=The newest Silicon Valley perk? Paid time off to protest Trump. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2017/04/18/the-newest-silicon-valley-perk-paid-time-off-to-protest-trump/ |access-date=2023-12-30 |newspaper=Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> The funding Gomez raised for Atipca was the largest financing level for a Latinx founder in Silicon Valley.<ref name=":1" /> As of 2023, Gomez was working on Proyecto Solace, a mental health initiative for Latinx peoples.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-04 |title=Latino Leaders March - April 2023 by Latino Leaders - Issuu |url=https://issuu.com/latinoleadersmagazine/docs/march-april23 |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=issuu.com |page=27 |language=en}}</ref> |
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== Awards and honors == |
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'''Laura I. Gomez''' grew up in the San Fransisco Bay Area and was an undocumented child from Mexico. When Gomez was eight years old, her family immigrated to the United States. She worked very hard in school and eventually had her first software engineering internship at the age of seventeen. For college, she earned a Bachelor of Human Development and Family Studies from University of California Berkeley and a Master of Latin American Studies from University of California San Diego<ref>{{cite web |last1=St. Clair Community College |title=Laura I. Gomez |url=https://esearch.sc4.edu/famouslatinxscientists/gomez |website=Hispanic and Latinx Scientists |access-date=5 December 2022}}</ref>. Once she received her workers permit at the age of seventeen, she landed an internship at Hewlett Packard. After this, she worked with several start-ups and big technology companies, such as Youtube and Twitter. Throughout her work experience, she noticed that she was one of the only Latinas. Due to the lack of representation, inclusion, and leadership of Latinx, this inspired her to speak up about her experience. |
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Gomez was recognized by the Department of State and Former Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, for her work in the TechWomen Program.<ref>{{cite web |last1=W & L |title=The Problem is Not in the Code: Racism, Sexism and Inequalities in Tech |url=https://my.wlu.edu/mudd-center/programs-and-events/2017-2018-equality-and-difference/laura-i-gomez |website=Equality and Difference}}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable ([[WP:NOTRS]]).|date=March 2024}} |
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Her passion for diversity spread to her career. Gomez became a founding member of a project known as Project Include, which is a non-profit which advocates for inclusion in the technology field. It allows everyone a fair chance at succeeding in tech and encourages inclusion, comprehensiveness, and accountability<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pao |first1=Ellen |title=Project Include |url=https://projectinclude.org/ |access-date=5 December 2022}}</ref>. Project Interlude also funded her personal start-up, Atipica. Atipica was the world’s first people analytics platform in regards to diversity. Her company focused on AI, data, and diversity. Over time, Atipica was backed by Kapor Capital, Precursor Ventures, and True Ventures<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gomez |first1=Laura |title=Laura I. Gomez |url=https://www.lauraigomez.com/about |access-date=5 December 2022}}</ref>. Not only was her start-up extremely successful, she raised the largest financing seed round ever for a Latinx founder in Silicon Valley. The most current project Gomez is working on is Proyecto Solace, a mental health initiative for Latinx peoples. This initiative allows them to have a safe space to heal if and when needed. Her efforts to spread diversity and help Latinx citizens has helped countless people, whether in tech or not. |
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Gomez has contributed greatly to the Latinx community and to diversity as a whole. Due to her success, she was recognized by the Department of State and Former Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, for her work in the TechWomen Program<ref>{{cite web |last1=W & L |title=The Problem is Not in the Code: Racism, Sexism and Inequalities in Tech |url=https://my.wlu.edu/mudd-center/programs-and-events/2017-2018-equality-and-difference/laura-i-gomez |website=Equality and Difference}}</ref>. In 2012, she was the only female leader at Twitter. With this in mind, working with Twitter and other big companies gave her the opportunity to translate and localize applications in the technology industry. As she was on the International Team, her work helped Twitter expand into over fifty languages in multiple countries<ref>{{cite web |last1=Roadtrip Nation |title=Laura I. Gomez |url=https://roadtripnation.com/leader/laura-i-gomez |access-date=5 December 2022}}</ref>. This assisted the companies, those of Latinx origin, and simply contributed to diversity as a whole. Additionally, her work as a CEO and founder of Atipica led data-driven initiatives that allowed top level leaders in tech to understand the benefits of machine learning in recruiting and diversity. Overall, Laura I. Gomez is an extremely intelligent and passionate entrepreneur who not only wants to make a difference, but has made several. |
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one source<ref>{{Cite news |last=Isaac |first=Mike |date=2016-05-03 |title=Women in Tech Band Together to Track Diversity, After Hours |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/04/technology/women-in-tech-band-together-to-track-diversity-after-hours.html |access-date=2023-05-17 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Laura I. Gómez |url=https://latinageeks.com/team/laura-i-gomez/ |access-date=2023-10-23 |website=#LatinaGeeks™ |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 12:38, 4 December 2024
Laura I. Gómez is a computer scientist known for establishing Atipca, a company that presents bias free names in recruiting.
Early life and education
[edit]Gómez was born in León Guanajuato, México and then moved to California when she was eight years old. Gomez got her first software engineering internship at the age of seventeen,[1] when she got an internship working at Hewlett-Packard after she received a work permit.[2][3] For college, she earned a Bachelor of Human Development and Family Studies from University of California Berkeley and a Master of Latin American Studies from University of California San Diego.[4]
Career
[edit]Gomez worked with several start-ups and big technology companies, including YouTube, Google, and Twitter.[5][6] She was one of the early employees at Twitter,[7] and her work there centered on bringing Spanish into the user interface.[8] Gomez has also discussed the use of social media as a means to practice as people learn a new language.[9]
Gomez was a founding member of a project known as Project Include, a non-profit led by Ellen Pao that advocates for inclusion in the technology field.[10] Project Interlude funded Gomez's start-up, Atipica, an organization which provides artificial and human intelligence to sort job candidates in a manner that reduces bias.[11] Over time, Atipica was backed by Kapor Capital, Precursor Ventures, and True Ventures.[12] One of the perks provided by Atipica is paid time off for employees supporting a political cause.[13] The funding Gomez raised for Atipca was the largest financing level for a Latinx founder in Silicon Valley.[11] As of 2023, Gomez was working on Proyecto Solace, a mental health initiative for Latinx peoples.[14]
Awards and honors
[edit]Gomez was recognized by the Department of State and Former Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, for her work in the TechWomen Program.[15][better source needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "Laura I. Gómez". #LatinaGeeks™. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
- ^ Barber, Gregory; Scoles, Sarah (May 2017). "Next List 2017". Wired, San Francisco. Vol. 25, no. 5. p. 63 – via Proquest.
- ^ Martinez, Anna (2020-10-23). "Laura I. Gomez: The CEO Who Defied All Odds". Latinitas Magazine. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
- ^ St. Clair Community College. "Laura I. Gomez". Hispanic and Latinx Scientists. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ Pao, Ellen K. (2017). Reset : my fight for inclusion and lasting change. Internet Archive. New York : Spiegel & Grau. pp. 245–246. ISBN 978-0-399-59101-3.
- ^ "The Frederick Douglass 200: the people who embody the abolitionist's spirit and work". the Guardian. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
- ^ Pérez, Sharon Minelli (22 May 2018). "Potente modelo para las mujeres en tecnología: Evento de Womentechover y Animus contará con líder empresarial en el segmento de Silicon Valley". El Nuevo Dia; San Juan – via Proquest.
- ^ Alfageme, Ana (23 February 2011). "Enamorados del Twitter políglota". El Pais ; Madrid. p. 50 – via Proquest.
- ^ Smith, Mari (2010). The relationship age. CelebrityPress. pp. 190, 193. ISBN 978-0-9829083-1-0. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
- ^ Isaac, Mike (2016-05-03). "Women in Tech Band Together to Track Diversity, After Hours". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
- ^ a b Guynn, Jessica (20 October 2016). "Latina-led Silicon Valley tech company raises $2M". USA Today (Online); Arlington – via Proquest.
- ^ Murrow, Laura (May 2017). "Next List 2017". Wired; San Francisco. Vol. 25, no. 5. p. 63 – via Proquest.
- ^ Bhattarai, Abha (2021-10-23). "The newest Silicon Valley perk? Paid time off to protest Trump". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
- ^ "Latino Leaders March - April 2023 by Latino Leaders - Issuu". issuu.com. 2023-05-04. p. 27. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
- ^ W & L. "The Problem is Not in the Code: Racism, Sexism and Inequalities in Tech". Equality and Difference.