Kimberly Bryant (born January 14, 1967) is an American electrical engineer who worked in the biotechnology field at Genentech, Novartis Vaccines, Diagnostic, and Merck.

Kimberly Bryant was born on January 14,1967 and raised in Memphis, Tennessee, by a single mother amidst the Civil Rights Movement.

Bryant hopes that this endeavor will allow young girls, especially those from minority populations, to remain involved in STEM and increase awareness within the field.

[10][11][12] After three employees resigned in 2021, citing "cultural and interpersonal issues", the board of directors for Black Girls Code indefinitely placed Bryant on administrative paid leave on December 23, 2021, in order to investigate "serious allegations of workplace impropriety.

[13] In August 2022, Bryant was formally fired, after which she filed a federal lawsuit alleging wrongful suspension, and that board members with a conflict of interest were pursuing "self-serving motives".

[16] She also serves on the board of the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) K-12 Alliance, a group dedicated to creating access to an inclusive computing education for girls everywhere.

[19][20] That same year, she was voted one of the 25 Most Influential African-Americans In Technology by Business Insider, awarded the Pahara-Aspen Education Fellowship, and named to The Root 100 and the Ebony Power 100 lists.