MENTORS
Our Mentor Network is made up of 200+ leading professionals committed to the Hack.Diversity mission and working with Fellows directly.
Our 2024 Mentor application is now closed. Subscribe to our newsletter and follow us on social media for updates about our mentoring in 2025!
Are you passionate about supporting diversity in tech? Hack.Diversity is always on the lookout for the best and brightest mentors to help guide our Fellows and company partners throughout the year. What that support looks like may be different depending on who you are.
Maybe you’re a CTO looking for a way to invigorate your team with new talent and different ideas. Maybe you’re a seasoned tech professional who wants to provide the guidance you wish you’d had as you navigated your own career. Maybe you are someone who is finally ready to do more than just tweet about change.
Join us as we all serve the same goal of making tech stronger. And better.
THE HACK.DIVERSITY MENTOR COMMITMENT
Hack.Diversity Mentors play a crucial role in guiding emerging technologists, who predominantly identify as Black and Latinx, to realize their full potential and establish long-term, growth-oriented careers in the innovation economy.
A HACK.DIVERSITY MENTOR IS…
A professional with at least 3 years of experience in the tech and/or innovation industries, and have a mix of the following:
Ties to and/or currently located in Greater Boston or New York City
Experience at a manager level or above
Technical background or fluency
Commitment to taking action to increase racial equity, diversity, and inclusion in the innovation economy
Commitment to dedicating 5 hours/month from January - September 2024 to provide 1:1 mentorship and to attend/support other Hack.Diversity events/initiatives as needed
Willingness to stay updated on Hack.Diversity programming and processes and to coach along our organizationally established guidelines
Reliability with communication (our primary platforms are Slack and email) and Eastern Time availability
Self-motivation and resourcefulness in finding answers and appropriate sources for support (for yourself and your Mentee).
APPLICATION OVERVIEW:
In order to best understand and contextualize the backgrounds, experiences, and personalities of prospective Mentors, we ask everyone to submit an application form to confirm their interest and to support a successful matching process.
If you applied to be a 2024 Hack.Mentor, an official email will be sent in mid-December in 2023.
QUESTIONS?
Reach out to the Hack.Diversity team - and sign up for our newsletter and follow our social media to learn about upcoming info sessions for prospective Mentors.