think by not hiring and not ensuring that your workforce is diverse i think you are really missing ount inging out on that. let me also make another point. another dimension of some of the issues that we've been looking at at the commission have to do with how big data is used and data analytics. and one thing we also want to emphasize is that while big data has the potential to provide enormous benefits, there is also potential for bias and for disparate impact. and i also think that it's important that companies guard against bias in their analytic systems, in their predictive products and in their algorithms. and i think the more diverse a group of people that you have looking at these issues, i think that could really help guard against this and put mechanisms in place to ensure that you can neutralize those. >> wonderful. thank you for joining us this morning. if you could join me in giving a hand to mr. ramirez. >> thank you [ applause ] >> good morning everyone. i'm rodney peterson and on the board of directors of the internet education foundation and one again want to welcome yo