Crommet's media efforts are one more way to try to attack the CS diversity problem at its roots. A profile of Julie Ann Crommett , Google 's tech industry editor - in - chief . Since 2014 , Crommett ’s role has been to banish stereotypes about computer science from mainstream media . She promotes more inclusive portrayals of engineers and computer scientists . Google is trying to counter a widespread lack of diversity in the tech industry . Crommett sets up relationships between Google engineers and the entertainment industry . Google hopes to counter the " CSI " effect . Since the show started airing , it increased the number of forensic science majors in the US by at least 50 per cent , with the majority of the students graduating .
A profile of Julie Ann Crommett , Google 's tech industry editor - in - chief . Since 2014 , Crommett ’s role has been to banish stereotypes about computer science from mainstream media . She promotes more inclusive portrayals of engineers and computer scientists . Google is trying to counter a widespread lack of diversity in the tech industry . Crommett sets up relationships between Google engineers and the entertainment industry . Google hopes to counter the " CSI " effect . Since the show started airing , it increased the number of forensic science majors in the US by at least 50 per cent , with the majority of the students graduating .