The Black In HR and Blacks United in Leading Technology (BUiLT) Join hands to elevate Professional Development in the Black Community! Dallas, Texas – April 8, 2024 Two esteemed organizations, The Black In HR and Blacks United in Leading Technology … Read More
Author Archives: Peter Beasley
BUiLT – 2024 TEC Impact Fund Grantee
Today, March 12, 2024, the Tech Equity Collective Impact Fund announced its 2024 grantees to include Blacks United in Leading Technology International. https://www.techequitycollective.com/impact-fund/ The Tech Equity Collective, a Google initiative, envisions a future where more Black tech professionals are designing … Read More
CIO Magazine Recognizes BUiLT
Today, CIO magazine highlighted the progress and impact of BUiLT. “For Black tech workers who feel alone on their teams or in their organizations, joining a professional organization like BUiLT can help expand their networks to include people they can … Read More
Top professional organizations for Black IT pros
CIO magazine again recognized and includes BUiLT as one of the top nonprofits supporting Black people in tech. https://www.cio.com/article/191321/20-professional-organizations-for-black-it-pros.html “Black technologists have long been underrepresented in IT. These organizations aim to help close the diversity gap in tech by empowering … Read More
BUiLT Celebrates its 2023 Members and Allies
Today BUiLT celebrated and recognized its members, chapters, leaders, partners, sponsors, and allies in their 2023 Awards Gala. Simulcast across its 28 chapters, the festivities included two heartfelt welcomes and special appearances from Kevin Muskat, Partner with Ernst & Young, … Read More
Grant from (ISC)2 Will Help 250 BUiLT Members Uplevel Their Cybersecurity Skills
BUiLT International and (ISC)2 have renewed their agreement recognizing each other as Global Partners through 2023. What Does This Mean for BUiLT and Our Members? Of many benefits, (ISC)2 has partnered with BUiLT to create five cohorts of 50 participants … Read More
BUiLT Celebrates its 2022 Members and Allies
Today BUiLT celebrated and recognized its members, chapters, leaders, partners, sponsors, and allies in their 2022 Awards Gala. Simulcast across its 27 chapters, the festivities included two in-person celebrations in Plano, Texas, and Hampton Roads, Virginia. The 2022 Internal and … Read More
BUiLT’s 2022 Chairman’s Message
BUiLT published its 2022 highlights. “We turned two years old in 2022 and we are the fastest growing, least-funded, highest impact, true dues-paying, nonprofit professional organization supporting the Black tech community in the world,” said Peter Beasley, BUiLT’s co-founder and … Read More
(ISC)2 and BUiLT
Partnering to bring Tech Equity to Cyber Security Blacks United in Leading Technology (BUiLT) is partnering with (ISC)² to help bring Tech Equity to the cyber security world. (ISC)² is the industry leader in cyber security certifications. Together we are working … Read More
BUiLT is Born
On September 21, 2020, Blacks United in Leading Technology International was born and incorporated as a Texas nonprofit corporation. The Co-Founders, John Malonson (Los Angeles), Peter Beasley (Dallas), and DeAndre Levarity (Boston) each led tech social groups on the Meetup.com … Read More
Los Angeles BIT Forms
February 12, 2012, John Malonson assumed leadership of the Blacks in Tech LA group. Originally, the group was a public facing black tech interest group out of Google’s LA office. The vision was to create a vibrant community of like-minded … Read More