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Baratunde Thurston is the CEO and co-founder of Cultivated Wit and co-host of the podcast About Race. He wrote the New York Times bestseller How To Be Black and served for five years as director of digital for the satirical news outlet The Onion. When he’s not delivering talks at schools and gatherings such as SXSW and TED, he writes the monthly back page column for Fast Company and contributes to the MIT Media Lab as a director’s fellow. Baratunde has advised the Obama White House, has more than 10 years’ experience in standup comedy and more than 30 years’ experience being black.


Established July 1, 2006, from the combined operations of NEC America, NEC Solutions America and NEC USA, NEC Corporation of America is a leading technology provider of strategic IT and communications solutions. Serving carrier, small-to-medium business and large enterprise clients across multiple vertical industries, NEC Corporation of America provides its customers greater access to a rich portfolio of technology and professional services, enhanced opportunities and competitive solutions.

 Effective companies are built on the vision of an agile and collaborative organization that leverages technology to meet business objectives. As the U.S. subsidiary of NEC Corporation, NEC Corporation of America leverages NEC's global network of resources and experience to help customers achieve a competitive edge.  Comprised of business units and innovation centers throughout the United States, NEC Corporation of America offers its clients direct access to market-leading technologies and resources, ranging from server and storage solutions to IP voice and data solutions, biometric identification, optical network and microwave radio communications solutions.  

 Fulfilling customer needs through comprehensive and innovative IT and network solutions is central to NEC's mission.

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