What are the ways in which an organization develops its top talent, and is the selection criteria biased in a way that self selects people who look like those already in key positions? By Telle Whitney (President & CEO, Anita Borg Institute) John Chambers recently wrote a memo to his leadership team articulating his realization [...]
Posts Tagged "Technical Women Leaders"
Cisco Tech Chief Outlines Women’s Advantages in Tech
October 30, 2011 – 5:00 am
By Bianca Bosker (Technology Editor, The Huffington Post) Cisco Systems’ chief technology officer Padmasree Warrior is one of the most powerful women in Silicon Valley. She is responsible for around two-thirds of Cisco’s revenues, which totaled $43 billion in the most recent fiscal year and, with her colleague Pankaj Patel, oversees more than 22,000 engineers. [...]
In Search of the Right Co-Founder (Finding Ms. Right)
August 29, 2011 – 7:00 am
By Karen Zeller (Contributing Writer, Women 2.0)
Silicon Valley’s Scarcest Resource: Technical Founders
August 26, 2011 – 7:00 am
By Laurie Segall (Reporter, CNN Money) Tiffani Bell, a NewMe participant and founder of online appointment booking site Pencil You In, relied on her coding chops to get her startup ready in time for Demo Day — an event where Silicon Valley investors gather to field pitches from companies seeking funding. Bell studied computer science [...]
Female Startup Founders, Female CTOs And Technical Co-Founders (Oh My!)
May 24, 2011 – 1:28 pm
By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) This morning at TechCrunch Disrupt NYC, Julia Hu (Co-Founder & CEO of Lark) got engaged while presenting her startup onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt NYC — her boyfriend inserted a proposal slide into her deck. Meanwhile, attendees at the National Center for Women in Technology annual summit were [...]
