Microsoft CEO and wife give $2 million to UWM to increase diversity in tech

Microsoft chief executive officer Satya Nadella and his wife, Anu Nadella, have donated $2 million to establish the Fund for Diversity in Tech Education at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

The fund will support the recruitment and retention of undergraduate students from marginalized and underserved communities who are pursuing careers in computer science, data science and information technology at UWM.

Satya Nadella received his master’s degree in computer science from UWM in 1990. He’s led tech giant Microsoft since 2014.

“We know that while talent is everywhere, opportunity is not,” the Nadellas said in a statement. “And when people have access to education and skilling, they create new opportunity for themselves and their communities. It is our hope that others will join us in working to create new opportunity for students from Milwaukee’s underserved communities to learn, gain new skills and grow their economic opportunity, which in turn will benefit the broader community and help this region thrive in the digital economy.”...


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