Larry Irvin
Educator & Entrepreneur | Building Inclusive Tech Pathways
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Larry Irvin is the Founder and CEO of Brothers empowered to Teach, a non-profit working to diversify the teaching profession. He has dedicated his career to expanding access to tech careers, especially for underrepresented minorities.
Irvin previously served as the Executive Director of Code2040, a leading tech inclusion organization, where he grew the program to support over 10,000 Black and Latinx students. He is a frequent speaker on issues of diversity, equity, and belonging in the tech industry, sharing practical strategies to build inclusive cultures and pipelines.
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A program to empower Black teachers in the US
TED Fellow and education innovator Larry Irvin envisions a world where every child can see themselves reflected in their teachers. With his team at Brothers Empowered to Teach, Irvin is providing pathways to careers in education for Black men, who currently make up less than three percent of all teachers in the US -- offering training, personal and professional development and job placement. He shares how their holistic, people-centered approach is changing education.
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