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Kathryn A. Finney is an author,〔(Kathryn Finney Author Bookshelf - Random House - Books - Audiobooks - Ebooks ) Random House Author Page- Kathryn Finney〕 tech entrepreneur〔(Minorities Entering Tech ) Wall Street Journal〕 television correspondent.〔(Kathryn Finney on Dallas Fox TV Video ) Fox Dallas, June 2006〕〔(Kathryn Finney on Geraldo Rivera's Fox Show Video ) Fox News Network- Geraldo Rivera Show〕〔(Kathryn Finney/The Budget Fashionista CNN Clips Video ) CNN〕〔(Kathryn Finney on CNBC's On the Money Video ) CNBC, September, 2009〕 In 2013, Finney received a Champion of Change Award from the White House for her work in making tech more inclusive.〔(WhiteHouse.Gov ) WhiteHouse.gov〕〔(Black Enterprise: White House Recognizes Tech Leaders As ‘Champions of Change for Tech Inclusion’ ) Black Enterprise〕 She was also named to the 2013 Ebony100 list of the most influential African Americans in the United States,〔(Ebony Power100 2013: Emerging Leaders ) Ebony〕 as one of the Top Ten Women in Money by AOL in 2010 along with Maria Shriver, Elizabeth Warren, and Suze Orman,〔(The Top 10 Women in Money | The Top 10 Women in Money | Comcast.net ) AOL Top Ten Women in Money〕 and an Essence Magazine Woman of Style. In 2015, Kathryn was honored by Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer with the “Kathryn Finney Appreciation Day”.〔() Manhattan Borough President's Black History Month Reception〕 Finney is a 2016 Eisenhower fellow, a fellowship given to exceptional young global leaders.〔() Kathryn Finney: Eisenhower Fellow 2016〕 In late 2012, Finney founded digitalundivided,〔(digitalundivided ) digitalundivided〕 a social enterprise that develops programs that increase the active participation of urban communities, especially women, in the digital space. For three years, DID hosted the FOCUS100 Conference, considered to be the "most diverse tech conference" the first weekend of Oct in New York City.〔(Silicon Forrest, Notes from the Most Diverse Tech Conference on the Planet ) Silicon Forrest〕 She also spearheaded the FOCUS Fellows program, a tech inculator and fellowship program that provides diverse women founders with training and access to various startup resources, including support, mentorship, and seed funding.〔() Inside the Campaign to Disrupt Tech's Huge Diversity Problem.〕 Finney's work in the area of tech entrepreneurship has been recognized by several press outlets including the Wall Street Journal, Pando Daily, and New York Times.,〔(Wall Street Journal, Kathryn Finney ) Wall Street Journal〕〔(digitalundivided ) OZY.com Integrating an Industry〕〔(Silicon Forrest, Notes from the Most Diverse Tech Conference on the Planet ) Silicon Forrest〕〔(Venture Beat, Black Female and Smart ) Venture Beat〕〔(Pando Daily, digitalundivided wants to Start a Dialogue About More Black People in Tech ) Pando Daily〕 She is also known as one of the first lifestyle bloggers for her blog, The Budget Fashionista,〔(Gothamist: Kathryn Finney, Blogger, Thebudgetfashionista.com, Author, How To Be a Budget Fashionista )〕 which was named by MSN as one of the 100 most useful sites on the web.〔(Liz Pulliam Weston: Best Web sites for saving money and time - MSN Money )〕 ==Early life== Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Finney was introduced to technology through her father, Robert Finney, who was introduced to technology via courses at the local OIC, and rose to become a Senior Systems Engineer at Microsoft and later EMC. He led the development of one of the first high school based computer based technology academies at St Louis Park High School in St Louis Park, MN.〔(Robert Finney, Computer Guru at St Louis Park High School ) Highbeam〕 She graduated from Washburn High School in Minneapolis, MN, where she was her class president, member of National Honor Society, delegate to Girls State and Girls Nation, and received the Washburn High School Service Award. Finney has an undergraduate degree from Rutgers University in Women's Studies and Politics, where she was a member of the Rutgers College Student Government, a James Dickson Carr Scholar, Rutgers College Honors Program, The USA Today All Academic team, and was voted by her graduating class to received the class of 1998 Alumni Award for Outstanding Scholarship and Community Service. During her junior year, Finney was a Washington Center Washington Fellow and interned at the White House as well as with the late Senator Paul Wellstone. She also earned a Master of Public Health degree from the Yale University, where she was a Courtland Van Creed Scholar. She received the Weinerman Fellowship for her work as an international epidemiologist in the South African region. Prior to starting her media company, Finney worked for USAID and other non-profits in Ghana, West Africa and South Africa. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kathryn Finney」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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