Through it all King has, amazingly, stayed down-to-earth inher dealings with mere mortals and does not come off as difficult and ego-driven, at least inher own telling.
She's in charge of revenue collection for the Finance Ministry in the Lower Shabelle region, and had just driven from Mogadishu inher small white car with a couple of armed guards.
This is somewhat ironic, because a data scientist is expected to do his or her job in a data-driven way, but that person also needs to be a visionary and think one step ahead of the market in order to develop an innovative product.