my family moved from uh dayton in the inner city to miamisburg the suburbs there were still racist signs at the railroad tracks no blacks allowed after dark i can tell you once i left home it was a full-on education in what racism is having to deal with racism in the communities that i lived in i used to hide it i used to mask i've done so much code switching it's ridiculous and i'm fortunate that servicenow is a place that says okay cool all right pascal bring it on how we started implementing dibs diversity inclusion belonging i think that is the best thing that this company could have done so with me being the co-chair of black it now i want to make sure everyone has a voice and that they are hurt i like different and i like being in groups that are willing to approach and push the envelopes i like to see full acceptance and everyone has an equal voice and everyone's taken seriously we have had to have a lot of uncomfortable conversations around the idea of racial injustice how that impacts how i show up every day how it impacts my mental health everyone should feel like they belong and that they're included this is a journey it's going to take all of us to make dibs a success i think servicenow is very much committed to ensuring that they recruit retain and promote the best talent and also to have a particular focus on some of our minority groups which is incredible i'm a black american patient descent i'm a veteran i am a father i am a son i am a brother i am a human it's really important that we continue to have a dialogue around how we can ensure that the future is diverse is inclusive and creates a sense of safe belonging for everyone that is what i'm passionate about that's what i try to do in my work and i'm so proud that servicenow is a place that allows me to flourish