Fatema Kothari

Director @Salesforce. Board @sfbayisoc, Impact Advisor @TechWomen. Previously @Microsoft Airband.

[The New Yorker @NewYorker]

Productivity experts have long recommended to-do lists. “But the fire hose of requests and commitments blasting toward the average knowledge worker in 2024 can’t be appeased so simply,” Cal Newport writes. Here’s what he suggests instead. https://t.co/czZXJ8bZvX

[Blake Emal @heyblake]

Can’t ever get this image out of my head…

Great writers write musically.

[Sundar Pichai @sundarpichai]

What an incredible moment! Congratulations to @isro for the successful landing of #Chandrayaan3 on the moon this morning. Today India became the first country to successfully achieve a soft landing on the southern polar region of the moon.

[Fatema Kothari @FKothar1]

Excited to be back @ClarkSchool and @UofMaryland as part of the distinguished alumni after almost 15 years! Can't wait to visit my old haunts ♥️ #terpforlife

[Maryland Engineering @ClarkSchool]

The Clark School honors alumni from the inaugural class of the #ECDASociety. Today, we highlight inductee Fatema Kothari (@FKothar1), Clark School grad and Director of Operations & Strategy of the Airband Initiative with @Microsoft. Learn more: https://t.co/o10ZGzrj8i

[Jon Erlichman @JonErlichman]

On this day in 1995: Bill Gates sent an urgent memo to his executives

It was about the Internet.

He called it a “tidal wave”…

… “the most important
development since the PC.”

At the time, just 0.4% of the world’s population was using it.

And on TV, it was joke material:

[Fatema Kothari @FKothar1]

Appreciate the spotlight during this special month for the API community! #APIHM Still pinch myself to believe I get the opportunity to do what I do at @Microsoft #digitalequity #luckyme #microsoftlife

[Fatema Kothari @FKothar1]

Meaningful connectivity is essential as a tool to help countries achieve their Sustainable Development Goals. #UN #SDGs

[Fatema Kothari @FKothar1]

Fantastic to collaborate with @TeddyWoodhouse and @A4A_Internet on this report to explore #digitalequity in nine countries around the world. 🧵

[A4AI @A4A_Internet]

Our latest report details the urban-rural connectivity gap - comparing rates of #MeaningfulConnectivity in urban and rural areas in nine countries around the globe.

Read it here:
https://t.co/GC9NYv9vC4

[Fatema Kothari @FKothar1]

Computer ownership correlates with greater #informationalliteracy. When looking at #digitalparticipation, computer owners were 37.7% more likely to have completed essential online actions (ex: booking a medical appointment, opening a bank account, taking a class).

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

It's not your job to fix a toxic workplace from the bottom.

If leaders at the top aren't committed to change, the best way to stay sane is to shield yourself and support your team.

Your responsibility is to protect your well-being, your career, and the people you care about.

[Patrick Collison @patrickc]

Google, Microsoft, Adobe, IBM, Palo Alto Networks, and now Twitter run by CEOs who grew up in India. Wonderful to watch the amazing success of Indians in the technology world and a good reminder of the opportunity America offers to immigrants. 🇮🇳🇺🇸 (Congrats, @paraga!)

[Brad Smith @BradSmi]

Access to broadband can mean access to jobs, information, education, and much more. It’s powerful. I’m inspired by how our @Microsoft #Airband partner is innovating to narrow the #DigitalDivide in rural Arkansas. https://t.co/wDuFh5HTTA

[Fatema Kothari @FKothar1]

Powerhouse panel @MelissaFleming @VSRob29 @JRosenworcel @DoreenBogdan @AmakaAnku @Vuyanij discussing digital inequity and what it will take to solve the issue sustainably. If you missed it, catch up via @gzeromedia https://t.co/kVrPxrOawx #digitalequity #globalstage #unga76

[Fatema Kothari @FKothar1]

"Digitization is key... Digital will help move education and healthcare from brick and mortar to home." @Vuyanij #digitaltransformation #digitalequity #globalstage #unga76

[Fatema Kothari @FKothar1]

"Our business as tech company is to expand access to digital technologies... Our company's purpose and mission comes together for this... Everyone should be able to get on the #internet." @VSRob29 #digitalequity #globalstage #unga76

[Fatema Kothari @FKothar1]

"No one can do this alone." "We need new models of investment, we need creative thinking." @DoreenBogdan #digitaldivide #digitalequity #globalstage #unga76

[Fatema Kothari @FKothar1]

"The pandemic makes it abundantly clear we can focus on (broadband) access. We need to have people adopt and be able to afford." @VSRob29 #digitalequity #globalstage #unga76