Roy Clay: The Story of the Black Godfather of Silicon Valley

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Roy Clay has been nicknamed the Black Godfather of Silicon Valley for helping other people of color break into the world of technology.

Clay's life is chronicled in a new book written by his sons and author MH Jackson, titled"Unstoppable, The Unlikely Story of a Silicon Valley Godfather." It's a story that not only ticks off Clay's accomplishments in technology, but also his views on life and his sources for inspiration.

His mother's prophecy rang true when Clay was picked up by police searching for another suspect. He managed to talk the officers into letting him go. In 1965 he answered a job listing at Hewlett Packard. In his second interview he went toe to toe with company co-founder David Packard himself. He was hired to head the company's software division.

"He passed up a lot of opportunities that would’ve been very lucrative," said son Rodney Clay."But he passed them up because it would’ve taken away from his family time."

 

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