HOUSTON, TX — An entrepreneur with Saginaw roots virtually rang the closing bell for the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Tuesday, April 26.
Angle Bush, founder and chief executive officer of Black Women In Artificial Intelligence, performed the virtual ceremony from her home in Houston at 4 p.m.
“This is exciting,” Bush said of ringing the bell. “This is a big deal.”
The NYSE video feed of the closing bell ceremony showed the Black Women In Artificial Intelligence logo and a video marketing an upcoming conference-style tour organized by Bush’s company.
Bush was born in Chicago but was raised in part in Saginaw.
She graduated from Saginaw High School in 1990 and received a master’s degree in administration from Central Michigan University in 2011.
Her company, Black Women In Artificial Intelligence, in part aims to bolster the role of Black women in the development of artificial intelligence technologies, she said.
Bush said she founded the company in 2020. Since then, she said the company implemented a mentorship program, generated a $5,000 machine learning scholarship, and acquired more than 3 acres of land to create technology centers where staff will empower Black women in the technology industry.
Bush said her company was in the development stages of opening a facility for Black Women In Artificial Intelligence in Saginaw County.
She said Black Women In Artificial Intelligence also established partnerships with tech-centric companies including Capital One, NVIDIA, Expedia, and Amazon.
Along with capturing the attention of NYSE officials, Bush and Black Women In Artificial Intelligence were profiled by major media outlets, including in a February NPR interview.
The NYSE website indicated Bush was invited to ring the closing bell “in celebration of the start of Black Women In Artificial Intelligence — In The Company Of My Sisters Tour.” At cities including Houston, Orlando, San Francisco, Washington D.C., and New York City, the tour this summer will provide forums featuring experts discussing subjects relating to Black women in technology industries, Bush said.
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