Biography: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" (in en). https://www.forbes.com/sites/samanthaharrington/2017/09/21/how-one-tech-engineer-built-a-company-around-doing-good/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dorsey, Sherrell (March 17, 2017). "The 10: These Black Women in Computer Science Are Changing the Face of Tech". The Root. https://www.theroot.com/the-10-these-black-women-in-computer-science-are-chang-1792811265.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Larson, Sandra (October 18, 2017). "Making design inclusive". The Bay State Banner. https://www.baystatebanner.com/2017/10/18/making-design-inclusive/.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Kristen Ransom, MSEM '18, named Top 30 Rising Tech Star | Tufts Gordon Institute". https://gordon.tufts.edu/news/2017/10/11/kristen-ransom-msem-18-named-top-30-rising-tech-star.
- ↑ Alspach, Kyle (September 24, 2017). "Bright Young Things". Boston Magazine. https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2017/09/24/boston-tech-rising-young-stars/.
- ↑ Leung, Shirley (April 5, 2021). "Can Boston's new 'All Inclusive' tourism campaign help change its racist image?". The Boston Globe. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/04/05/business/can-bostons-new-all-inclusive-tourism-campaign-help-change-citys-racist-image/.
External links
- Kristen Ransom (Official website)
- Being Black In The Boston Business World (WBUR interview, February 18, 2021)
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