Kimberly Bryant (technologist)

Kimberly Bryant
Kimberly Bryant in 2016
Born	January 14, 1967 Memphis, Tennessee
Nationality	United States
Alma mater	Vanderbilt University
Known for	Founder of Black Girls Code
Scientific career
Fields	Electrical Engineering

Kimberly Bryant (born January 14, 1967) is an American electrical engineer who worked in the biotechnology field at Genentech, Novartis Vaccines, Diagnostics, and Merck. In 2011, Bryant founded Black Girls Code, a nonprofit organization that focuses on providing technology and computer programming education to African-American girls. After founding Black Girls Code, Bryant was listed as one of the "25 Most Influential African-Americans In Technology" by Business Insider.