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# Telle Whitney

(1965)   Computer Scientist   United States

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Telle Whitney is a computer scientist from the United States.

## Quick Facts About Telle Whitney

Born June 5, 1965

Nationality United States

Profession Computer Scientist

## About Telle Whitney

Telle Whitney is the former CEO and President of the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology. A computer scientist by training, she cofounded the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing with Anita Borg in 1994 and joined the Anita Borg Institute in 2002.

## Awards & Honors

ACM Distinguished Service Award

##  Quotes by Telle Whitney

> [In 1992, one of my dearest friends, Anita Borg, came to me with an idea: a conference featuring women Computer Scientists. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/telle-whitney/in-1992-one-of-my-dearest-friends-anita-borg-came-to-me-with-an-idea/)

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[Borg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/borg/)

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> [Diversity drives innovation – when we limit who can contribute, we in turn limit what problems we can solve.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/telle-whitney/diversity-drives-innovation-when-we-limit-who-can-contribute-we-in/)

[Telle Whitney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/telle-whitney/)

[Diversity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/diversity/)

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