Many of the world’s biggest brands and companies are helmed by female CTOs you should know.
This year, we welcome some new faces in annual list of 60 inspiring Chief Technology Officers (CTOs) to watch in 2025 – that happen to be incredible women technologists and engineers:
1 – Allianz Technology Chief Technology Officer Gülay Stelzmüllner
Gülay Stelzmüllner is Chief Technology Officer at Allianz in Germany. With more than 20 years of IT experience, she has led complex and global IT projects, simplifying and automating IT operations, and driving process improvement and innovation. Prior to Alliaz, she worked at Siemens for over 17 years. She earned her diploma in computer science at Munich University.
2 – American Airlines Chief Technology Officer Anchal Gupta
Anchal Gupta is Chief Technology Officer at American Airlines in the United States. Prior to American Airlines, she led engineering teams at JP Morgan Chase, Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation, Barclays, and American Express, to name a few. She earned her degrees in management from Indian Institute of Technology, Calcutta.
3 – Autodesk Chief Technology Officer Raji Arasu
Raji Arasu is Chief Technology Officer at Autodesk in California. Autodesk is the leading software for architecture, design, construction, engineering, and manufacturing. Prior to Autodesk, she was Senior Vice President of Platform at Intuit, Chief Technology Officer at StubHub, and spent over a decade at eBay, where she began as a senior manager and worked her way up to Vice President of Technology. She earned her bachelor’s in engineering at Savitribai Phule Pune University.
4 – Back Market Chief Technology Officer Dawn Baker
Dawn Baker is Chief Technology Officer at Back Market in France. Back Market is a global marketplace for premium refurbished electronics. Prior to Back Market, Dawn was a Senior Director of Engineering at Google, Vice President of Engineering at Fitbit, Senior Manager of Site Reliability Engineering at LinkedIn, and more. She earned her bachelor’s at Boston University.
5 – BMC Americas Chief Technology Officer Amanda Blevins
Amanda Blevins is Chief Technology Officer at BMC Americas in Colorado. BMC helps customers run and reinvent businesses with open, scalable, and modular solutions to complex IT problems. Prior to BMC, she was at VMware, Principal Architect at IHS, Senior Consultant for Electronic Data Systems, Technical Lead for ITD Server Solutions at Johns Manville, Network Engineer at DCS, Senior Network Administrator at FrontRange Solutions, and she began her early career as Network Administrator, Lab Administrator, and Helpdesk Technician. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Computer Science at American Sentinel University.
6 – Boundless Chief Technology Officer Emily Castles
Emily Castles is Chief Technology Officer at Boundless in Ireland. Boundless is an employment platform for compliance and human resources. Prior to starting Boundless, she was head of engineering at Bizimply. She has worked as a software engineer at Red Hills Software, Grontmij, and RPS Consulting Engineers. She earned both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees at University College Dublin.
7 – Cabot Chief Technology Officer Patricia Hubbard
Patricia Hubbard is Chief Technology Officer at Cabot in Massachusetts. Cabot is a leading global specialty chemical and performance materials company. Before Cabot, she was Vice President of R&D at Avery Dennison, Vice President of Corporate Technology at Avient (formerly PolyOne), and CVD Technology Manager at GE, where she worked for over a decade. She earned her Ph.D. in Polymer Science at The University of Akron and her bachelor’s degree in Chemistry at Case Western Reserve University.
8 – Canvas Chief Technology Officer Maria Telleria
Maria Telleria is Chief Technology Officer at Canvas in California. Canvas is the first robotic drywall finishing company. Before co-founding Canvas, Maria was a company lead at Otherlab. She is the lead author on eight patents and five patent applications related to Canvas systems and is a co-inventor on an additional three patents related to pneumatic robots. Maria earned her a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from MIT.
9 – Cardinal Health Chief Technology Officer Urvi Randhar
Urvi Randhar is Chief Technology Officer at Cardinal Health in Texas. Prior to Cardinal Health, she worked at Prime Therapeutics, Healogics, and Medsolis. Prior to that, she was at MEDHOST for 19 years, most recently as a Vice President of product development, where she worked her way up from senior software architect. She earned her bachelor’s in computer software engineering at SGSITS.
10 – Ethena Chief Technology Officer Anne Solmssen
Anne Solmssen is Chief Technology Officer at Ethena in New York. Ethena is a compliance training platform. Prior to Ethena, she worked as a Tech Lead at Mark43 and interned at Palantir. She earned her bachelor’s in computer science at Harvard University.
11 – Etsy Chief Technology Officer Rachana Kumar
Rachana Kumar is Chief Technology Officer at Etsy in New York. Etsy is a global marketplace for unique and creative goods. She was promoted from Vice President of Engineering, and has been at Etsy for a decade, when she joined as an Engineering Manager. Prior to Etsy, she co-founded ShaadiKarma, was a Graduate Consultant at Columbia University, interned at United Nations Population Fund, worked as Lead Software Architect at Brighter India Foundation, managed Web Development at BET Networks, consulted at Ernst & Young, and began her career as a Programmer Analyst at Cognizant. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Communication at RV College of Engineering and a master’s degree in Public Administration at Columbia University.
12 – ezCater Chief Technology Officer Erin DeCesare
Erin DeCesare is Chief Technology Officer at ezCater in Massachusetts. ezCater is the leading marketplace for corporate catering. Prior to ezCater, she was Vice President of Data and Analytics at Bottomline Technologies, Vice President of Data and Analytics at Vistaprint, Director of Program Management at Fidelity Investments, Project Manager at Sovereign Bank, Project Manager at Woodman Design Group, and began her career as an Information Technology Account Manager at Signature. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Biology at Boston University and her MBA at Northeastern University.
13 – Financial Times Chief Technology Officer Rebecca Salsbury
Rebecca Salsbury is Chief Technology Officer at Financial Times in the United Kingdom. Prior to the Financial Times, she worked at the BBC for 11 years, most recently as Deputy Director of the BBC Platform overseeing platforms and digital products. She earned her bachelor’s and master’s in mathematics at University of Maine.
14 – Getlabs Chief Technology Officer Claire Hough
Claire Hough is Chief Technology Officer at Getlabs in California. Prior to Getlabs, she was Chief Technology Officer at Carbon Health, a tech-enabled healthcare company providing primary and urgent care. Prior to Carbon Health, she was Chief Technology Officer at Lyte, Vice President of Engineering at ApolloQL, Senior Vice President of Engineering at Udemy, Senior Vice President of Engineering at Nextag, Senior Vice President of Engineering at Napster, and Vice President at Netscape. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Engineering and master’s degree in Operations Research, both at UC Berkeley.
15 – Ghost Foundation Chief Technology Officer Hannah Wolfe
Hannah Wolfe is Chief Technology Officer at Ghost Foundation in England. Ghost is an open source publishing platform for new-media creators to share and grow a business around their content. Before co-founding Ghost Foundation, she worked as a Senior Developer at Moo.com and began her career as an Interactive Developer at Engine Creative. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Computer Science at University of Nottingham, and her MBA at Nottingham University Business School.
16 – Halma Chief Technology Officer Catherine Michel
Catherine Michel is Chief Technology Officer at Halma in England. Halma (LON:HLMA) is a global group of life-saving technology companies, from safety to environmental and medical. Before joining Halma, she was Chief Technology Officer at Sigma Systems, Trustee at Skylarks Charity, Founder and Chief Technology Officer at Tribold for a decade. She began her career at Accenture as a Senior Manager. She earned her bachelor’s in Finance at University of Michigan – Stephen M. Ross School of Business.
17 – Hanwha Chief Technology Officer Danielle Merfeld
Danielle Merfeld is Chief Technology Officer at Hanwha Group in North Carolina. Hanwha is the 7th largest business group in South Korea leading a business portfolio covering energy, ocean, aerospace, finance, and more. Prior to GE Renewable Energy, she was Vice President and General Manager at GE, Solar Business Leader at GE Energy, Solar Platform Leader at GE for over a decade, and began her career as a Wide Bandgap Semiconductor Researcher at GE. She earned her Ph.D. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Northwestern University and her bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering at University of Notre Dame.
18 – Heroku Chief Technology Officer Gail Frederick
Gail Frederick is Chief Technology Officer at Heroku in Oregon. Prior to joining Heroku at Salesforce, Gail worked at eBay, most recently as Vice President of mobile and ecosystem. She earned her certificate for management at MIT Sloan, her master’s in computer science at University of Washington, and her bachelor’s in computer science at University of Michigan.
19 – Honeycomb Chief Technology Officer Charity Majors
Charity Majors is Chief Technology Officer at Honeycomb.io in California. Honeycomb provides full-stack observability designed for high cardinality data and collaborative problem solving for engineers to understand and debug production software. Prior to co-founding Honeycomb, she was a Production Engineering Manager at Facebook, Infrastructure Tech Lead at Parse for a year, Cloud Systems Engineer at Cloudmark, Systems Engineer at Shopkick for a year, and began her career as a Systems Engineer and Systems Engineering Manager at Linden Lab. She attended University of Idaho. She has published books on database reliability engineering and observability engineering.
20 – Honeywell Chief Digital Technology Officer Sheila Jordan
Sheila Jordan is Chief Digital Technology Officer at Honeywell in North Virginia. Honeywell helps organizations solve complex global challenges in automation, aviation, and energy. Prior to Honeywell, Sheila led IT at Symantec, Cisco, and Grand Circle. Prior to that, she worked at Walt Disney World for 14 years, most recently as Senior Vice President. She earned her MBA at Florida Institute of Technology and her bachelor’s in accounting at University of Central Florida.
21 – HPE Federal Systems Chief Technology Officer Tracy Mills
Tracy Mills is Chief Technology Officer of Federal Systems at Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) in Hawaii. HPE strives to be the strategic partner for Department of Defense organizations of all sizes. Prior to HPE, she worked at PACXA for 7 years. She earned her degrees from University of Maryland in international relations and communications.
22 – Intrado Chief Technology Officer Liz Nguyen
Liz Nguyen is Chief Technology Officer of Intrado in Colorado. Intrado provides public safety agencies with data to coordinate emergency responses. Prior to Intrado, she was Chief Technology Officer at Vertafone, Senior Vice President at P2 Energy Solutions, and a Senior Director at Ventyx. She earned her bachelor’s at University of Chicago.
23 – JLL Chief Technology Officer Yao Morin
Yao Morin is Chief Technology Officer at JLL in California. JLL is a leading professional services firm that specializes in real estate and investment management. Prior to JLL, she worked at StubHub as Chief Data Officer and US Head of Engineering. Prior to StubHub, she worked at Intuit as Head of Data Science. She earned her PhD and master’s in electrical engineering at University of Minnesota, and her bachelor’s in information engineering at Beijing University.
24 – Johnson & Johnson Chief Technology Officer Rowena Yeo
Rowena Yeo is Chief Technology Officer at Johnson & Johnson in Singapore. Johnson & Johnson is the largest and most broadly based healthcare company in the world. Before joining Johnson & Johnson, she was Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Asia Pacific at Janssen Pharmaceutical, and Global Group Chief Information Officer at Cargill for over a decade, and her early career began as a Systems Engineer at IBM. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Engineering at National University of Singapore.
25 – Kapor Center Chief Technology Community Officer Lili Gangas
Lili Gangas is Chief Technology Community Officer at Kapor Center in California. The Kapor Center is leveling the playing field and building a future where the tech industry makes a positive impact on culture, society and the economy. Prior to joining Kapor Center, she was Lead Associate at Booz Allen Hamilton, NYU Entrepreneurial Institute Programs MBA Intern for a year, and a Senior Multi-Disciplined Engineer at Raytheon. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering at USC and her MBA at NYU Stern School of Business.
26 – Kennametal Chief Technology Officer Carlonda Reilly
Carlonda Reilly is Chief Technology Officer at Kennametal in Pennsylvania. Kennametal is a global industrial technology leader delivering productivity to customers through materials science, tooling and wear-resistant solutions. Before joining Kennametal, she was at DuPont for over two decades, most recently as Global Technology Director of Nylon, Polyester and Filaments. In her early carer, she joined DuPont as a Senior Research Engineer for Crop Protection and Central Research and Development. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering at MIT, and an MS, Chemical Engineering and PhD, Chemical Engineering at University of Delaware.
27 – Klaviyo Chief Technology Officer Surabhi Gupta
Surabhi Gupta is Chief Technology Officer at Klaviyo in Boston. Klaviyo powers smarter digital relationships. Prior to Klaviyo, she worked at Robinhood, most recently as Senior Vice President of Engineering. Prior to Robinhood, she worked at Airbnb, she was Director of Engineering. Prior to that, she was a Staff Software Engineer at Google, and conducted research at Microsoft as an intern. She earned her master’s in computer science at Stanford University and her bachelor’s in computer science at Stony Brook University.
28 – Kyndryl Chief Technology Officer Kristi Cunningham
Kristi Cunningham is Chief Technology Officer at Kyndryl in Florida. Kyndryl designs, builds, manages and modernizes mission-critical technology systems that the world depends on every day. Prior to Kyndryl, she worked at Accenture, where she was Managing Director, Global and North American Financial Services Lead. Prior to Accenture, she worked at Capital One for 23 years, most recently as VP of Enterprise Data Management. She earned her master’s in information technology at Virginia Tech and her bachelor’s in computer science at Jacksonville University.
29 – Leaf Chief Technology Officer Helga Alvarez
Helga Alvarez is Chief Technology Officer at Leaf in the United Kingdom. Leaf combines years of full-funnel marketing expertise with proprietary growth-engine technology to deliver revenue and sustainable growth for clients. Prior to joining Leaf, she was Co-Founder and Creative Technologist at Cometoide for a year, Software Developer at Possible Worldwide, Visiting Research Scientist at Korea Institute of Science and Technology, and Product Management and Marketing at FMWebschool. She earned her bachelor’s in Software Engineering at Universidad Latina de Costa Rica.
30 – LimeLoop Chief Technology Officer Chantal Emmanuel
Chantal Emmanuel is Chief Technology Officer at LimeLoop in New York. LimeLoop’s smart shipping platform combines reusable packaging and a simple sensor for a real-time lens into the e-commerce experience. Retailers have a powerful platform to effectively understand and communicate with their customers, while providing the insights necessary to inform ESG and supply chain decisions. Before co-founding LimeLoop, she was a Software Engineer at SYPartners, Lead Software Engineer at Red Clay, Community Program Officer at New York Cares, and began her early career in AmeriCorps VISTA. She earned her bachelor’s degree at Binghamton University and studied entrepreneurship at Cornell University.
31 – Linktree Chief Technology Officer Farnaz Azmoodeh
Farnaz Azmoodeh is Chief Technology Officer at Linktree in California. Linktree enables creators, brands, artists, publishers, agencies, and businesses of all sizes to curate a place where they can share, sell and grow. Prior to Linktree, she worked at Snapchat as VP of Engineering. Prior to Snapchat , Farnaz worked at Google for almost a decade, more recently as an Engineering Manager. She began her career as a Software Engineer at Google. She earned her master’s in computer science at University of Southern California and her bachelor’s in computer science at Sharif University of Technology.
32 – Lyra Health Chief Technology Officer Jenny Gonsalves
Jenny Gonsalves is Chief Technology Officer at Lyra Health in California. Lyra Health is a leading provider of mental health benefits, transforming mental health care by creating a frictionless experience for members, providers, and employers. Before joining Lyra Health, she was Vice President of Engineering at SugarCRM for a decade, Senior Software Engineer at Epiphany, and began her early career as Programmer Analyst at RBC Dominion Securities. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Computer Science at University of Toronto.
33 – Manara Chief Technology Officer Laila Abudahi
Laila Abudahi is Chief Technology Officer and co-founder at Manara in California. Meaning “lighthouse” in Arabic, Manara is on a mission to untap the full human potential in MENA and diversify the global tech sector. Before Manara, she was a Senior Software Engineer at NVIDIA. a Dataplane Software Engineer at Palo Alto Networks, and founded MOTION in Gaza to develop Kinect-based interactive educational solutions for kids. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering at Al-Azhar University in Gaza, and her master’s degree in Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering at University of Washington, where she was a Fulbright Scholar.
34 – MetaLab Chief Technology Officer Jona Moore
Jona Moore is Chief Technology Officer at MetaLab in Washington. MetaLab helps the world’s top companies design, ship, and build digital products. Prior to MetaLab, she worked at frog, most recently as Global Vice President of Technology and Product Design and Delivery. She earned her bachelor’s in computer science at British Columbia Institute of Technology.
35 – Microsoft Security Chief Technology Officer Michal Braverman-Blumenstyk
Michal Braverman-Blumenstyk is Chief Technology Officer at Microsoft Security in Israel. Microsoft Security provides comprehensive security solutions. Prior to joining Microsoft a decade ago, she worked as General Manager at RSA (the security division of EMC), Chief Operating Officer at Cyota (acquired by RSA), and Vice President of Product Development at RadView. She earned her master’s in Computer Science at Columbia University.
36 – Murmuration Chief Technology Officer Heidi Williams
Heidi Williams is Chief Technology Officer at Murmuration in California. Murmuration amplifies the power of civic engagement with data, tools, and insights for organizations building healthier and more equitable communities. Prior to joining Murmuration, Heidi was Head of Engineering at Grammarly, Chief Technology Officer at teQuitable, Vice President of Platform Engineering at Box, and worked at Adobe Systems for over a decade. She earned her bachelor’s in computer science at Brown University and on the side, founded and organizes WEST D&I Mentorship Programs for women in tech.
37 – NASDAQ Chief Technology Officer Capital Access Platforms Angie Ruan
Angie Ruan is Chief Technology Officer Capital Access Platforms at NASDAQ in New York. Nasdaq is a global technology company that champions inclusive growth and prosperity, creating opportunity for markets and economies of all sizes. Prior to NASDAQ, Angie was a technology executive at Chime, SVP Technology at NASDAQ, technology executive at American Express, head of engineering at PayPal, and more. She earned her master’s in computer science at UC Santa Barbara and her bachelor’s in computer science at Tsinghua University.
38 – Netflix Chief Technology Officer Elizabeth Stone
Elizabeth Stone is Chief Technology Officer at Netflix in California. Netflix is a leading entertainment services for enjoying TV series, films and games across a wide variety of genres and languages. Prior to Netflix, she worked at Lyft as Vice President of Science. Prior to Lyft, she worked at Nuna as Chief Operating Officer. She earned her PhD in economics at Stanford University and her bachelor’s in economics at Masschusetts Institute of Technology.
39 – NovoEd Chief Technology Officer Farnaz Ronaghi
Farnaz Ronaghi is Chief Technology Officer at NovoEd in California. NovoEd provides a collaborative learning platform to empower organizations to design and deliver experiential learning. Before co-founding NovoEd over a decade ago, she was working on a PhD at Stanford University with a dissertation on collaborative learning at scale. The company spun out of Stanford University’s social algorithm laboratory in 2012. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering at Sharif University of Technology and her master’s in Management Science and Engineering at Stanford University.
40 – Novolex Chief Technology Officer Adrianne Tipton
Adrianne Tipton is Chief Technology Officer at Novolex in Texas. Novolex is a leader in packaging choice, innovation and sustainability. Prior to joining Novolex over a decade ago, she worked at Cenveo as Vice President of new product development, ORC International as Vice President of business, The Clorox Company as Sales R&D Liaison. She began her career as a key accounts manager and senior process engineer at Novellus Systems. She earned her PhD in synthetic bioorganic chemistry at University of Nevada, Reno and her bachelor’s in certified chemistry at Northern Arizona University
41 – One Concern Chief Technology Officer Nicole Hu
Nicole Hu is Chief Technology Officer and co-founder at One Concern in California. One Concern is a Resilience-as-a-Service solution that brings disaster science together with machine learning for better decision making. Prior to One Concern, she worked as a Software Development Engineer on critical projects in the core platform team at Flipkart, the fastest growing e-commerce platform in India. Nicole earned her master’s in Computer Science from Stanford University.
42 – Palo Alto Networks IoT Security Chief Technology Officer May Wang
May Wang is Chief Technology Officer Internet of Things Security at Palo Alto Networks in California. Prior to her current role at Palo Alto Networks, May co-founded an AI-powered IoT security company Zingbox, which was acquired by Palo Alto Networks in 2019. Before Zingbox, she was a Principal Architect in the Cisco CTO Office. May earned her Ph.D. in electrical engineering at Stanford University.
43 – Pfizer Chief Digital and Technology Officer Lidia Fonseca
Lidia Fonseca is Chief Digital and Technology Officer at Pfizer in New York. Pfizer pursues scientific breakthroughs that change patients’ lives with revolutionary medicines. Prior to Pfizer, she was Chief Information Office at both Quest and Labcorp, Executive Vice President at Synarc, and Vice President of Supply Chain Management and Nuclear Medicine at Philips. She earned her MBA at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, and her bachelor’s in history at University of California at Berkeley.
44 – Pleo Chief Technology Officer Meri Williams
Meri Williams is Chief Technology Officer at Pleo in England. Pleo offers smart company cards that enable employees to buy the things they need for work, all while keeping a company’s finance team in control of spending. Prior to Pleo, she was Chief Technology Officer at Healx, Chief Technology Officer at Monzo Bank, Chief Technology Officer at Moo.com, Chief Technology Officer at M&S.com, Chief Technology Officer and Founder at Balloon Studios, Head of Operations for North Europe Site Services at Procter & Gamble. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Computer Science at University of Bath.
45 – Praxis Labs Chief Technology Officer Theresa Vu
Theresa Vu is Chief Technology Officer at Praxis Labs in New York. Praxis Labs is making society more equitable by advancing workplace inclusion and belonging. Before joining Praxis Labs, she was Senior Vice President of Engineering at Xandr, where she worked for over decade – starting as a Senior C Developer. She began her early career as an Analyst at Yahoo! and Right Media. She earned her bachelor’s degree at UC Berkeley and her master’s degree in Computer Science at Brown University.
46 – Precisely Chief Technology Officer Tendü Yoğurtçu
Tendü Yoğurtçu is Chief Technology Officer at Precisely in Massachusetts. Precisely is a leader in data integrity, providing accuracy, consistency, and context in data. Prior to joining Precisely, she worked at Syncsort, most recently as Chief Technology Officer. She began her early career as an Adjunct Professor at Stevens Institute of Technology in the Computer Science Department. She earned her PhD in Computer Science at Stevens Institute of Technology, and both her master’s in Industrial Engineering, and her bachelor’s in Computer Engineering at Boğaziçi University in Turkey.
47 – Redfin Chief Technology Officer Bridget Frey
Bridget Frey is Chief Technology Officer at Redfin in Washington. Redfin is the modern way to buy or sell a home. Redfin serves 100+ major metros in the U.S. and has saved customers more than $1B in commissions. Before joining Redfin, she was Director of Engineering at Lithium Technologies, Vice President of Development at IntrisiQ, Senior Program Manager at IMlogic, and began her early career as Software Engineering Manager at Plumtree. She earned her bachelor’s in Computer Science at Harvard University.
48 – SharkNinja Chief Technology Officer Dawn Fitzgerald
Dawn Fitzgerald is Chief Technology Officer at SharkNinja in Massachusetts. SharkNinja is a global product design and technology company creating lifestyle solutions through innovative products for consumers. Prior to SharkNinja, she was Vice President of Engineering at American Family Insurance, Head of innovation, Platform and Analytics at Schneider Electric, Director of IT at Invensys, and Vice President of Engineering at Aurora Enterprises. She earned her MBA and master’s in engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and her bachelor’s in electrical and computer systems engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
49 – Slalom Chief Technology Officer Michelle Grover
Michelle Grover is Chief Technology Officer at Slalom in California. Slalom is a global business and technology consulting company that is purpose-led. Before joining Slalom, she was Chief Information Officer at Twilio for a year, Consulting CTO at Softcom for a year, and Vice President of Research and Development at Tripit.
50 – Splunk Chief Technology Officer Min Wang
Min Wang is Chief Technology Officer at Splunk in California. Splunk is a cybersecurity and observability leader. Prior to Splunk, she was a Director of Engineering at Google, Senior Vice President at Visa Research, Senior Staff Research Scientist at Google, and Distinguished Technologist at HPE. She earned her PhD in Computer Science from Duke University, and her master’s and bachelor’s degrees in Computer Science at Tsinghua University. She has published over 90 research papers and journals.
51 – Sterling Chief Technology Officer Ivneet Kaur
Ivneet Kaur is Chief Technology Officer at Sterling in Florida. Sterling is a leading provider of background and identity services with background and identity verification for trust and safety. Prior to joining Sterling, she was Chief Technology Officer at Silicon Valley Bank, Chief Technology Officer and Chief Information Officer at Equifax, Technology Leader at Equifax, Product Development Manager at Claritas, and she began her early career as Software Engineer at Microsoft. She earned her master’s degree in Engineering Management at University of Maryland.
52 – SurveyMonkey Chief Technology Officer Robin Ducot
Robin Ducot is Chief Technology Officer at SurveyMonkey in California. SurveyMonkey provides enterprise solutions for agile experience management and insights. Before joining SurveyMonkey, she was Senior Vice President of Product Engineering at DocuSign, Vice President of Engineering at Eventbrite, Vice President of Web Development at Linden Lab, Vice President of Web, User Experience and Engineering Group at Adobe Systems, Vice President of Professional Services at Avolent, and began her early career as Senior Software Engineer at BGS Systems. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Art History at UMass Boston.
53 – Sweetgreen Chief Technology Officer Wouleta Ayele
Wouleta Ayele is Chief Technology Officer at Sweetgreen. Sweetgreen believes that real food should be convenient and accessible to everyone, making salads from scratch at scale. Before joining Sweetgreen, she was Senior Vice President of Technology at Starbucks, Senior Director of Information Systems and Business Intelligence at Attachmate, IT Leader of Corporate Technology at The Coca-Cola Company, Engineering Manager at Hyundai Motor America, and she began her early career as Enterprise Architect and Engineer at CIBA Vision. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Computer Science at Cumberland University and her master’s degree in International Finance at Mercer University.
54 – Textio Chief Technology Officer Tacita Morway
Tacita Morway is Chief Technology Officer at Textio in Massachusetts. Textio has developed the world’s most advanced workplace language guidance, so you can see where social bias is hiding—and exactly how to fix it. Before joining Textio, she was Executive Vice President of Engineering and Product at ActBlue, Director of Engineering at Salsify, Vice President of Engineering and Product at Ditto Labs, Director of Technology at WGBH, Founder at Tacita Gardens, Founder at Tacita Designs, Software Engineer at Context Integration for a year, IT Consultant at Wellesley College Information Services for a year, and began her early career as an Apprentice Mechanic at Chicago Auto. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science at Wellesley College, and a bachelor’s degree in Painting and Drawing at School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
55 – Thoughtworks Chief Technology Officer Rachel Laycock
Rachel Laycock is Chief Technology Officer at ThoughtWorks in Delaware. Thoughtworks is a global technology consultancy that integrates strategy, design and engineering to drive digital innovation. From a Girl Geek Dinner in London, Rachel was recruited to join Thoughtworks as a developer. She completed her executive education from Columbia Business School, and earned both her master’s in information technology and bachelor’s in media technology from Teesside University.
56 – Toast Chief Technology Officer Debra Chrapaty
Debra Chrapaty is Chief Technology Officer at Toast in Washington. Toast empowers restaurants of all sizes to build great teams, increase revenue, improve operations, and delight guests. Prior to Toast, she worked as Vice President and COO Alexa at Amazon, Chief Technology Officer at Wells Fargo, Chief Operating Officer at Declara, and Corporate Vice President at Microsoft. She earned her MBA at NYU Stern and her bachelor’s in economics at Temple University.
57 – Twitch Chief Technology Officer Christine Weber
Christine Weber is Chief Technology Officer at Twitch in Colorado. Twitch is where thousands of communities come together for whatever, every day. Prior to Twitch, she was Interim Chief Technology Officer at Liberty Latin America, Senior Vice President of OTT Engineering at Sling TV, and was at EchoStar for 18 years, most recently as Vice President of OTT Engineering. She began her early career as a Software Engineer. She earned her degree in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at University of Wyoming.
58 – United Way Chief Technology Officer Lawana Jones
Lawana Jones is Chief Technology Officer at United Way in Washington, D.C. United Way strengthens local resilience, advances health, youth opportunity, and financial security by mobilizing communities to action so all can thrive. Prior to joining United Way, Lawana was Chief Operating Officer for United Way of Greater Rochester and the Finger Lakes, Principal, Continuous Improvement Lead – IT, Transformation Office at L3Harris Technologies, and Project Director, Information Security Services at Xerox. Lawana earned her master’s in business at the University of Rochester and a bachelor’s in Business & Accounting from Nazareth College of Rochester.
59 – Verizon Connect Chief Product and Technology Officer Kinnera Angadi
Kinnera Angadi is Chief Product and Technology Officer at Verizon Connect in Pennsylvania. Verizon Connect is committed to help create a safer tomorrow by empowering our customers with the technology to use data-driven strategies to connect, coach, and champion safe driving behavior. Prior to joining Verizon Connect, she worked at Honeywell as Chief Technology Officer of Smart Energy, Comcast as Senior Director of Engineering, and Comcast as Senior Technical Project Manager. She earned her master’s in computer science at Kansas State University and bachelor’s in Information Technology at Osmania University.
60 – Wayfair Chief Technology Officer Fiona Tan
Fiona Tan is Chief Technology Officer at Wayfair in California. Wayfair is the destination for all things home: helping everyone, anywhere create their feeling of home. Prior to joining Wayfair, she worked at Walmart as the Head of Technology, Ariba as Vice President of Engineering, TIBCO as Vice President of Engineering, and Oracle as Senior Member of Technical Staff. She earned her master’s in computer science at Stanford University and her bachelor’s degree in computer science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
The annual list is compiled by Angie Chang.
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