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TheGrio's 100

TheGrio's 100: Jana Johnson, budding techie breaks into computer technology

by Keosha Johnson | January 30, 2012 at 7:53 PM
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Jana Johnson is a tech analyst at Goldman Sachs. The Columbia University graduate has been a leader in the intercollegiate Women & Computer Science program and an active participant in mentoring and teaching middle-school girls.

Jana Johnson is making history as… a young twenty-something breaking into the technology industry. In 2011, Johnson was featured in TheRoot’s list of Young Futurists under 21.

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