THE INVISIBLE MEN: ShotSpotter CEO Ralph Clark on using technology to improve policing

Published: Jan. 7, 2021, 8:30 p.m.

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Early data suggests the US is on track to see the highest year-to-year murder increase in history this year, reminding us that a majority of gun violence goes unreported and unaddressed. While reasons for this vary, the result is that a very small number of \\u201cbad actors\\u201d can cause devastating harm to underserved communities. In this episode, Ralph Clark, the CEO of ShotSpotter, joins Ian and Nique. Ralph discusses how he fused his path of serial entrepreneurship with groundbreaking technology to equip police with the tools they need to improve the safety of underserved communities while building trust through a \\u201cguardian\\u201d model of policing.

One crucial element to Ralph\\u2019s journey: having a person outside of his family\\u2014in this case, a nun teaching at a Catholic school Ralph attended\\u2014show genuine interest and investment in his success. Ralph also shares how one lunch he had in high school with a successful black executive demystified success and helped him internalize the possibility of upward mobility in his own life. Tune in to hear Ralph\\u2019s words of wisdom for \\u201cDarryl.\\u201d

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