According to Mattson , the September 11 attacks strongly influenced his thinking about whether or not his work was actually helping people and making the world a better place , or if he was only working with already " really successful countries and successful companies " despite his wanting " to see technology benefit humanity in a more direct way . " That same year , Mattson served as a judge for The Tech Awards 's Environment category and the theme of " technology benefiting humanity "
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Brad Mattson