Podcasts Technology Middle Tech 195. Meeting of America: Gary Briggs on How a Career in Big Tech Led to Addressing Americas Divisiveness

195. Meeting of America: Gary Briggs on How a Career in Big Tech Led to Addressing Americas Divisiveness

Published: May 16, 2022, 9 a.m.

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Gary Briggs is the former CMO of Facebook and has deep experience in the tech industry, serving in leadership roles with Google, PayPal, Ebay, and IBM, among others. Gary is part of a group called Meeting of America that is working to build a platform aimed at addressing the growing divisiveness that we see forming in our country through facilitating conversations among those who might share different views, in a constructive and open-minded way. Meeting of America just conducted their first pilot in Lexington, Kentucky and is planning a roll out to the rest of the country. Our conversation covers Gary\\u2019s extensive background in the tech industry, his views on how social media and technology have influenced society, and what he hopes to accomplish with Meeting of America.

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