{"471431":{"#nid":"471431","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Remembering Platform Founder and CEO Hank Williams","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EInstitute Diversity is saddened by the sudden loss of Hank Williams, founder and CEO of Platform. Last month, Morehouse College and Georgia Tech partnered with Platform to co-host the Platform Summit for more than 400 attendees.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cHank was a visionary in creating networks for underrepresented entrepreneurs and exploring how to diversify the innovation economy,\u201d said Archie Ervin, vice president of Institute Diversity. \u201cIt was an honor to be part of this year\u2019s Platform Summit, and Hank will be greatly missed.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs Williams stated last month, \u201cThe current ecosystem seems to be based largely on meritocracy. But, the fact is that people from underrepresented backgrounds almost never have access to the networks, resources, and support necessary to create homerun success. That\u2019s why creation of indispensable social capital for and within our community has always been core to our mission at Platform and why we created the Platform Summit three years ago.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo learn more about Platform and Williams\u2019 vision, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.platform.org\u0022\u003Ewww.platform.org\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Institute Diversity is saddened by the sudden loss of Hank Williams, founder and CEO of Platform. Last month, Morehouse College and Georgia Tech partnered with Platform to co-host the Platform Summit for more than 400 attendees."}],"uid":"27465","created_gmt":"2015-11-18 16:50:49","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:20:03","author":"Annette Filliat","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-11-18T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2015-11-18T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"471441":{"id":"471441","type":"image","title":"Platform Founder and CEO Hank WIlliams","body":null,"created":"1449257176","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 19:26:16","changed":"1475895220","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:53:40","alt":"Platform Founder and CEO Hank WIlliams","file":{"fid":"203919","name":"hank_williams_head_shot.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/hank_williams_head_shot_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/hank_williams_head_shot_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":245594,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/hank_williams_head_shot_0.jpg?itok=YHpQlPG6"}}},"media_ids":["471441"],"groups":[{"id":"1313","name":"Institute Diversity"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"148471","name":"Hank Williams"},{"id":"9556","name":"Morehouse College"},{"id":"148481","name":"Platform"},{"id":"146291","name":"Platform Summit"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAnnette Filliat\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECommunications Manager\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EInstitute Diversity\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:annette.filliat@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eannette.filliat@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}