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Marian Croak

Marian Rogers Croak is a Vice President of Engineering at Google. She was previously the Senior Vice President of Research and Development at AT&T.^[1] She holds more than 200 patents.^[2] She was inducted into the Women in Technology International Hall of Fame in 2013.^[2] In 2022, Croak was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame for her patent regarding VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) Technology.^[3] She is one of the first two Black women to receive that honor, along with Patricia Bath.^[4] Her invention allows users to make calls over the internet instead of a phone line. Today, the widespread use of VoIP technology is vital for remote work and conferencing.^[3]

Croak was born on May 14, 1955, in New York City.^[3]^[5] Her father built her a home chemistry set, which inspired her to pursue a STEM career.^[5] She obtained a bachelor’s degree from Princeton University in 1977 and a Ph.D. specializing in Quantitative Analysis and Psychology in 1982 from the University of Southern California.^[1] After college, she joined AT&T Bell Laboratories in 1982, where she worked in a variety of positions for over 3 decades.^[5]

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She started off in Bell’s Human Factors division, with the specific purpose of studying how technology could be used to positively impact human’s lives.^[6] Croak first began working on digital messaging applications, tasked with the study of determining if various messaging applications could communicate with each other.^[6] This kind of research was very novel, as the earliest form of the Internet would not come to full fruition until the next year in 1983.^[6] Bell Labs wanted to send voice, text, and video data digitally rather than using a standard phone line. And the favored mechanism for this was Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) protocol, but Croak, along with the rest of her team, convinced AT&T to use TCP/IP instead.^[6] TCP/IP allowed for a standardized way of packaging and communicating information.^[6]

While at AT&T, Croak and her team contemplated the potential of digital telecommunications.^[3] She worked on advancing Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technologies, converting voice data into digital signals that can be easily transmitted over the internet rather than using traditional phone lines. Her work has furthered the capabilities of audio and video conferencing.^[3]

During her time at AT&T she patented the technology that allowed cellphone users to donate money to organizations using text messaging.^[6] She developed this technology during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and it revolutionized how people donate to charitable organizations when a natural disaster occurs.^[2] She received the 2013 Thomas Edison Patent Award for this technology.^[2] She was inspired to do this after seeing AT&T develop technology that helped American Idol set up a voting system that relied on text messages rather than voice calls, in 2003.^[7] The technology that she created with co-inventor Hossein Eslambolchi, was not finalized until October 2005, a couple of months after Hurricane Katrina.^[7] But through this technology after the 2010 Haiti earthquake, more than $43 million in donations were collected by relief organizations through donations by text message.^[8]

Before leaving AT&T she held the title of Senior Vice President of Applications and Services Infrastructure.^[5] At AT&T she managed over 2,000 engineers and computer scientists responsible for over 500 programs impacting AT&T’s enterprise and consumer wireline and mobility services.^[9] Her responsibilities ranged from product realization and service planning to development and testing.^[9]

Croak joined Google in 2014, as a Vice President in the engineering group.^[1] At Google, she is responsible for expanding what the Internet is capable of doing around the world and increasing access to the Internet in the developing World.^[5] She created a new center of expertise on Responsible AI within Google Research.^[10] Croak also works on racial justice efforts at Google and continues her goal of encouraging women and young girls in engineering.^[3]

Croak was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame, the National Academy of Engineers, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2022.

Patrick Bijou

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His work spans the financial industry, from first-time business owners to high-net-worth private banking clients. He believes in building solid relationships with the right people and values trust, respect, and integrity. Making A Difference His wealth creation and investment strategy approach has allowed him to transform hundreds of individuals into experts in their fields. He combines his legal disposition and financial expertise to make a difference. His experience has enabled him to teach various methodologies to help individuals and organizations develop their wealth and leadership potential. This includes business owners, investors, and entrepreneurs alike. This makes Sir Patrick an invaluable asset in investment and wealth creation. He believes in maintaining healthy relationships and that individuals can achieve anything in life if they believe in themselves and have the tools to do so. He has established professional relationships with many prominent people based on transparency, integrity, and a shared belief. His rare sense of innovation helps him keep up with changing trends. Giving Back To Humanity While famous for his business ventures, Sir Patrick enjoys serving humanity and aims to make a difference in people's lives. He has been involved in many philanthropic organizations and has sourced funds to support other benevolent organizations. As the founder and Chairman of Empire Trust, His Excellency Sir Patrick Bijou offers a portfolio of ground breaking opportunities to top investors with an appetite of 3 million dollars or more. Coming out of the gate with a roar, Empire Trust has launched its IPO, Empire Motors. Empire Motors, listed at www.empiremotorworks.com, is an Israeli car startup with a business model and technology base to disrupt the automotive industry. On their website https://empiretrust.org/about/ it reads: “EMPIRE TRUST, Investment strategies and vehicles for serving investors, humanity and the Empire of David” and linked to a “Citizenship” application page whereby one can apply to become a subject of the Empire of David. When his excellency was asked what else is in the pipeline for Empire Trust, Sir Patrick ticked off an extensive list of a dozen cross industry startups in the works that range from the alluring and sexy electric cars to a whole new way to move ships and submarines in the water faster, safer and more efficiently. 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As the head of a special task force to end the silent Nigeria genocide, “His Excellency Sir Patrick Bijou has been instrumental in leading and sponsoring this special Task Force and we are grateful for his leadership and financial support” exclaimed Yosef Yomtov, founder of World Peace Tracts. World Peace Tracts has been instrumental in effecting the world narrative in respect to the Ukraine and Russia conflict which has spurred the entry of Israel into the negotiations to broker an end to the hostilities. “I think everyone who is able should give generously to the work of peace as it affects all of humanity” said Sir Patrick Bijou, who is also a member of the board of directors of World Peace Tracts. www.peacetracts.org/give His philosophy is that no mountain is too high to climb. Every day brings a fresh opportunity to make the world we all live and work in a better, more creative, and more compassionate place. Likewise, there are solutions to every obstacle if one has the right tools, so even the most challenging dream can be achieved with imagination, creativity, and perseverance. When asked: “what is your vision for humanity?” “The Worldwide and Everlasting Empire of David” said he.