Alana Ward Robinson
Robinson Group Consulting
Chicago, IL USA
"I decide, and I do it, and then I figure out: Was it a good or a bad thing? And if it was a bad thing, what did I learn from it?"
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Bachelor's Degree
Applied Mathematics, General
Grambling State University
Bachelor's Degree
Computer Science
Grambling State University
Graduate Degree
Business Administration and Management, General
Harvard University
Life & Career Milestones
My path in life has been direct
1.
Grew up in segregated south Louisiana.
2.
After the "Freedom of Choice" law passed, decided to go to the majority white school to get a better education.
3.
Rather than wallowing in the fact that no one sat next to her on the school bus, she enjoyed having a seat to herself.
4.
Found her passion for programming in high school, got her Bachelor's degree in computer science and applied mathematics.
5.
First woman of color in a programming position at the Shreveport IBM office.
6.
Faced discrimination at her job at IBM-certain clients didn't want to work with an African-American woman.
7.
Never saw being the only woman or the only person of color in her industry as a limiting factor.
8.
Fought for an equal wage after learning that men in her same position were making much more money.
