-: So the nature of my work is one that relates
to all of humanity.
I am a person that represents historically
under-represented populations.
And it's so important to me to make the pathway
to leadership and success a little bit less
muddled with obstacles.
As I think about corporate citizenship,
that obligation that we all have
to whom much has been given, much is expected.
And then environmental sustainability.
None of this life happens without an earth to do it on.
So the motivation is very simple: The future,
and, certainly first and foremost in my mind, my kids.
I would say that the thing that makes my work
most difficult is this idea that the things
I'm trying to conquer are insurmountable.
Inclusion and diversity just in the United States though,
I work on those topics globally.
There's a 400 year history of slavery
that we are celebrating in Virginia this year.
That is a complicated thing to move beyond.
And it feels insurmountable to many.
The environmental challenge, the inner-governmental panel
on climate change says we have 1.5 degrees in
earth temperature before our situation becomes catastrophic.
These aren't fun things to say to people.
Yet somehow I have to couch them
such that they are both engaging and serious.
That's not always easy.