Legislative Policy Conference
Speakers
Sherrell Dorsey
Sherrell Dorsey is the founder of ThePLUG, an in-depth reporting, and analysis of the Black innovation economy. She is a data journalist, social entrepreneur, and speaker. Her work has been featured in Inc., Bloomberg, VICE, The Root, and other notable publications. As the founder of Build the Good, a community development consulting company, she runs BLKTECH Interactive—North Carolina’s first hub supporting over 2,000 Black entrepreneurs and technologists. Her past work includes serving as a marketing manager for Uber where she established the first UberMENTOR campaign in Charlotte connecting female executives with millennials. She also served as a contractor with Google Fiber helping to activate free high-speed internet in public housing complexes. She holds a Master’s in Data Journalism from Columbia University and a Bachelor’s in International Trade and Marketing from the Fashion Institute of Technology. (LinkedIn, Twitter)