Monique is a venture partner at SparkLabs, an accelerator focusing on cybersecurity and blockchain-related startups in Washington, D.C. Prior to this, Monique was CTO Cisco Services with a focus of developing strategic technology and business architectures for Cisco customers and partners. She is passionate about Girls in ICT and has been active at the ITU on this topic and presented at the EU Parliament on April 25 2013 as an advocate for Cisco CTO Padmasree Warrior.