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Patreon senior engineer: “We don’t need” misbehaving CEOs

Enlarge / Erica Joy Baker (center), a top engineer at Patreon, said of former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick: “I don’t need to see Travis back.” (credit: Cyrus Farivar)

SAN FRANCISCO—On the same day that the City by the Bay mourned the sudden passing of its tech-friendly mayor, Ed Lee, various tech leaders came together to discuss the current challenges that women and minorities face in Silicon Valley.

One of the most bold suggestions on Tuesday morning at The Atlantic’s “Inclusion in Tech” conference came from Erica Joy Baker, a senior engineering manager at Patreon.

“I don’t need to see Travis back,” she said, referring to the former Uber CEO, Travis Kalanick, who resigned in June but remains on the board.

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