How this Googler is trying to shake up Hollywood’s idea of who an ‘engineer’ is

Julie Ann Crommett describes her job as a “tech-and-Hollywood hybrid.” She’s Google’s entertainment industry educator-in-chief, striving to banish stereotypes about computer science from mainstream media. Since founding the initiative in 2014, she has worked with TV shows ranging from HBO’s “Silicon Valley” to Disney Junior’s “Miles from Tomorrowland” to encourage more inclusive portrayals of what an engineer or computer scientist looks like. Read More…