How Techsgiving is Creating Impact in Tech

Join the host of Big tech Energy, Jarret Albritton in welcoming guest Ayodele ‘Ayo’ Duyile’.

Ayo is a DMV native specifically from Hyattsville and his career in tech began in 2015 after joining Lockheed Martin as a Software Engineer. Ayo was concurrently working towards a Masters in Engineering Product Management which he completed in 2017. In 2018, Ayo transitioned into Product Development at Facebook, where his Oculus team was awarded the first Emmy for Outstanding Innovation In Interactive Media. In 2020, Ayo received an offer to join Microsoft as a Product Manager for the Azure team and head its Atlanta growth. Ayo is now a Google Senior Technical Product Manager as well as an adjunct professor at Temple University teaching intro to Product Management for its masters students.

With over 7 years of product and engineering experience, Ayo’s career has served as a blueprint for how to successfully pivot into the product world. He has also helped individuals from various backgrounds break into tech at companies including Google, Twitter, Microsoft and Facebook though his DC based organization ([Techsgiving.org](http://techsgiving.org/)) which has a community of over 10K professionals globally.

In Fall 2021 Ayo was awarded his alma mater (Temple University) 30 under 30 award for his work in driving tech diversity. Ayo has spoken at countless conferences which include Tech Connect Africa, Render ATL, Collision Conference, Tribaja Summit & more.