“We’re focused on making Dropbox and making tech in general the best and most inclusive possible place for all communities.Drew Houston is CEO and co-founder of Dropbox, and has led Dropbox's growth from a simple idea to a service relied upon by millions around the world.

“We’re encouraging employees to get involved and make a positive impact on communities,” Houston adds. Houston has donated $500,000 to Black Lives Matter and is matching all employee donations to that movement and other causes, he says. “The world needs leadership in general, and tech leaders are just one group, but I think being able to apply a constructive mentality like, how do we solve these problems? How do we contribute to these issues? We’ve got incredibly motivated and talented workforces – how do we activate them?” “I think we all know that tech has an important influence on our lives,” says Houston about Dropbox’s stance. But from the use of facial recognition software by police to controversial decisions whether to fact-check - or leave up - social media posts by President Trump, the tech industry has also found itself under more scrutiny, too, as its decisions have wide societal effects. “And I can’t think of a bigger shift in terms of our working life, certainly not one that’s that sudden.”Ĭloud companies, and tech businesses in general, have proven integral in that moment. So we’ve gone through a one-way door,” says Houston. That’s going to be the dynamic that continues that’s going to be a permanent shift. Many of us are excited to maybe not have to.

Many of us are excited to go back to the office. The goal, Houston says, is a flexible work environment future in which workers don’t have to serve as amateur archaeologists, sifting through chat and video transcripts, texts and email threads, to remember what just happened or what objective comes next.

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