Mekonnen Kassa's Tech Journey: From Gondar-Khartoum-Seattle

Mekonnen Kassa walked from Gondar to Sudan as a young refugee, drove a taxi while learning English in the US, and talked his way into an interview at Accenture — launching a career that led to Senior Director of Cyber Security Engineering at Microsoft. In this 3-hour conversation he shares how fixing his communication and leadership skills finally unlocked his promotions, and why he now mentors others climbing the same ladder.