Sep 30 2024 38 mins
In this episode of the North Star Gaze podcast, host Aisha chats with Dr. Dawn Wright, Chief Scientist at ESRI. They talk about Dawn's journey in the GIS field, from her introduction to it as a doctoral student at UC Santa Barbara to her current role at ESRI. They also discuss the importance of racial equity in geospatial worlds, the impact of DEI statements in organizations, and the need for resilience in the face of challenges. Dawn sheds light on ways for diversifying the C-suite executive level in various industries.
Dawn references the following during the episode:
Find out more about Dr. Wright here:
- Meet Dawn | Mapping the deep with Deep Sea Dawn (arcgis.com)
- National Geographic Society Names Dr. Deborah Grayson as Chief Education Officer – National Geographic Society Newsroom
- Lily Gladstone - Academy Award Nominee
- Black in Marine Science I'm Black in Marine Science
- Moronke Harris: Moronke is also a deep-sea consultant on book 'The Imaginative Scientist'
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