Yeshimabeit “Yeshi” Milner has worked since she was 17 as a movement builder, technologist and data scientist. She started Data for Black Lives because for too long she straddled the worlds of data and organizing and was determined to break down the silos to harness the power of data to make change in the lives of Black people. In five years, Data for Black Lives has changed the conversation around big data and technology across the United States and globally.