Kimberly Bryant founded Black Girls Code in 2011 to rectify the underrepresentation of female African - Americans in the technology industry .
Kimberly Bryant is an electrical engineer who had worked in biotech for over 20 years .
Kimberly Bryant , an electrical engineer who had worked in biotech for over 20 years , founded Black Girls Code in 2011 to rectify the underrepresentation of female African - Americans in the technology industry .