Arturo Herrera
Emissions Lab Technician
SEMA Garage
Other interests:Engineering
Technology
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172 LEADERS WITHIN Technology
Ben Brown
Security Intelligence Response Engineer II
Akamai Technologies
Other interests:Education
Adam Kujawa
Director of Malware Intelligence
Malwarebytes
Other interests:Engineering
Vikram Phatak
CEO
NSS Labs
Other interests:Engineering
Stuart McClure
CEO / President, Founder
Cylance, Inc.
Other interests:Engineering
Patrick Weadon
Curator
NSA Cryptological Museum
Other interests:Education
Grace Woo
Founder
Pixels.IO
Other interests:Entrepreneurship
Rohan Amin
Global Chief Information Security Officer
JP Morgan Chase & Co.
Other interests:Engineering
Georgia Weidman
Founder and CTO
Shevirah, Inc.
Other interests:Entrepreneurship
Heather Opp
Technician II
Ryder
Other interests:Engineering
Christina Morillo
Vice President of Technology and Information Risk
Morgan Stanley
Other interests:Business
Window Snyder
Chief Security Officer
Fastly
Other interests:Science
Kristina Laidler
Director
Microsoft Cyber Defense Operations Center
Other interests:Business
Chriselle Galapon
Assistant Thermal Systems Engineer
National Solar Observatory - Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope
Other interests:Engineering
Keola Santiago
Master Guild Technician
Audi
Other interests:Engineering
Danielle Feinberg
Director of Photography
Pixar Animation Studios
Other interests:Art
Zoe Krumm
Senior Business Intelligence Manager
Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit
Other interests:Engineering
Lisa Jiggetts
Founder and CEO
Women's Society of Cyberjutsu
Other interests:Business
Alex Harmon
Senior Security Analyst
Microsoft
Other interests:Business
Scout Gillick
Diesel Technician
Ryder
Other interests:Engineering
Charles Henderson
Global Head of X-Force Red
IBM
Other interests:Business
Rashad Thomas
Diesel Mechanic
Ryder
Other interests:Engineering
Walt Logan
Operations Manager
Dig This Las Vegas
Other interests:Engineering
Stephanie Martinez
Senior Coordinator, OEM & Product Development
SEMA Garage
Other interests:Engineering
Michael Echols
CEO
International Association of Certified ISAOs
Other interests:Business
Laurie Coots
Chief Marketing Officer
TBWA/Chiat/Day
Other interests:Business
Veronica Belmont
Host
Sword & Laser
Other interests:Radio
Lisa Nielsen
Director of Digital Literacy and Citizenship
New York Department of Education
Other interests:Education
Dennis Muren
Special Effects Guru
8-Time Academy Award Winner
Other interests:Film
Eric Gradman
Co-Founder & CTO
Two Bit Circus
Other interests:Engineering
Andrew Steele
Astrobiologist
NASA
Other interests:Science
Kelly Whitaker
Senior Research Engineer
Alcoa
Other interests:Engineering
Geoff Frost
Chief Marketing Officer
Motorola
Other interests:Business
Brent Bushnell
Co-Founder & CEO
Two Bit Circus
Other interests:Engineering
Jonathan Cedar
Founder / CEO
BioLite
Other interests:Engineering
Andrea Weatherhead
Founder
Weatherhead Experience Design
Other interests:Music
Michael Dell
Founder/CEO
Dell Computers
Other interests:Entrepreneurship
Laney Gradus
General Manager
Framestore
Other interests:Design
Jim Cantrell
CEO/Co-Founder
Vector Space Systems
Other interests:Engineering
Byron Williams
Process Integration Engineer
Texas Instruments
Other interests:Numbers
Randall Stephenson
Chairman and CEO
AT&T
Other interests:Business
Ryan Scott
CEO
Causecast
Other interests:Business
Graeme Rae
Chief Scientist
Surfline
Other interests:Action Sports
Aurélie Jean
Postdoctoral Associate
MIT’s Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies
Other interests:Numbers
Francis Collins
Geneticist
Other interests:Science
Richard Florida
Author
Other interests:Writing
Lillie Ng
IT Architect
IBM
Other interests:Numbers
Alice Steinglass
Vice President of Product and Marketing
Code.org
Other interests:Business
Ian Bernstein
Co-founder / Chief Technology Officer
Sphero
Other interests:Engineering
Julia Silverman
Chief Social Officer
Uncharted Play
Other interests:Sports
Carolyn Parcheta
Postdoctoral Fellow
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Other interests:Environment & Nature
Larry Brilliant
Executive Director
Google.org
Other interests:Non-Profit Organizations
Nick DePalma
Graduate Student
MIT Personal Robots Group
Other interests:Science
Jessica Santana
Co-Founder
New York On Tech
Other interests:Education
Jordin Kare
Chief Scientist/Senior Inventor/Laser Motive
Intellectual Ventures
Other interests:Science
Tim Roberts
Security Consultant
Solutionary, Inc.
Other interests:Business
André Bearfield
Senior Director of Product
IBM Blue Box
Other interests:Science
Amara Poolswasdi Hulslander
Senior Experience Designer
Sphero
Other interests:Design
Satya Nadella
CEO
Microsoft
Other interests:Engineering
Evin Robinson
Co-Founder
New York On Tech
Other interests:Non-Profit Organizations
Dean Kamen
Founder/Inventor
DEKA Research
Other interests:Science
Erin Teague
Project Manager
Twitter
Other interests:Non-Profit Organizations
Omoju Miller
Software Technologist
Google.Org & UC Berkeley
Other interests:Education
Annie Pope
Information Assurance Specialist
Other interests:Education
Phillip Loya
Fellows Program Recruitment Manager
CODE2040
Other interests:Education
Jeff Moss
Founder
DEF CON
Other interests:Engineering
Samy Kamkar
Hacker / Security Research
Other interests:Entrepreneurship
Alana Ward Robinson
Owner
Robinson Group Consulting
Other interests:Numbers
John Perry Barlow
Co-founder
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
Other interests:Non-Profit Organizations
Reed Hastings
CEO
Netflix
Other interests:Film
Delfina Eberly
Director of Data Center Operations
Facebook
Other interests:Business
Ray Kurzweil
Inventor
Kurzweil Technologies
Other interests:Engineering
Jon Barnes
Systems Integration Consultant
Accenture
Other interests:Numbers
Dima Elissa
Founder / CEO
VisMed•3D
Other interests:Medicine
Wayne Unten
Animator
Walt Disney Studios
Other interests:Film
Ben Burtt
Sound Designer
Skywalker Sound
Other interests:Film
Amie Tornincasa
Senior Technical Program Manager
Netflix
Other interests:Business
Laura I. Gómez
Founder
Atipica
Other interests:Entrepreneurship
Julie Elberfeld
SVP, Commercial Bank CIO
Capital One
Other interests:Numbers
Lloyd Reshard
CEO
Cognitive Big Data Systems
Other interests:Entrepreneurship
George Kerscher
Secretary General
DAISY Consortium
Other interests:Education
Alex Cattron
Technical Product Manager
CODE2040
Other interests:Design
Nolan Bushnell
CEO
BrainRush
Other interests:Education
Craig Venter
Scientist/Founder
The Institute for Genomic Research
Other interests:Science
Lynda Weinman
Co-Founder
Lynda.com
Other interests:Entrepreneurship
Craig Newmark
Founder
Craigslist
Other interests:Entrepreneurship
Pete Denman
UX Designer
Intel
Other interests:Design
Matt Carroll
Research Scientist
MIT Media Lab
Other interests:Journalism
Brent White
Security Consultant
Solutionary, Inc.
Other interests:Design
Joanne Bradford
Chief Media Officer
MSN
Other interests:Business
Adam Wilson
Co-founder / Chief Software Architect
Sphero
Other interests:Engineering
Sabry Tozin
Director of Enterprise Applications
Netflix
Other interests:Engineering
Mary Bell
VP of Logistics
Caterpillar
Other interests:Business
Maria Burns Ortiz
CEO / Co-Founder
7 Generation Games
Other interests:Journalism
Naomi DeMarco
Marketing Director
Valen Analytics
Other interests:Business
Dyane Smokorowski
Technology and Innovation Lead Teacher
USD 385 Andover Public Schools
Other interests:Education
Mark Brokaw
Senior Director, Data Science
MINDBODY
Other interests:Numbers
Catalina Laverde
Backend Software Engineer
Spotify
Other interests:Engineering
Cedric Hall
Technical Associate
GE Aviation
Other interests:Business
Brian Grandison
Senior Program and Project Manager
Fossil Group, Inc.
Other interests:Entrepreneurship
John "Ben Dragon" Puangio
DJ & Music Producer
Other interests:Music
Jonetta Love
Manager
Deloitte Tax LLP
Other interests:Numbers
Mel Irizarry
Software Engineer, System Administrator
Yuma County Water Users' Association
Other interests:Engineering
Matthew Mugo Fields
Executive Vice President & General Manager of Supplemental and Intervention Solutions
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Other interests:Education
Jerome Hardaway
Founder
Vets Who Code
Other interests:Non-Profit Organizations
Darren Kimmel
Manufacturing Engineering Leader
Cummins, Inc.
Other interests:Engineering
Celeste Flores
Executive Director
I Live Here, I Give Here
Other interests:Non-Profit Organizations
Gabe Middleton
Co-Founder & CEO
human-I-T
Other interests:Non-Profit Organizations
Scott Dahl
Head of Audio
Blue Man Group
Other interests:Acting & Theatre
Raza Ahmad
Narrative Creation & Game Design
Niantic
Other interests:Design
Gavin Bushnell
Event Manager, STEAM Carnival
Two Bit Circus
Other interests:Business
Megan Smith
Founder & CEO
shift7
Other interests:Science
Ken Lightner
Senior Programmer
CCP
Other interests:Design
Lindsay Siovaila
Lead Solutions Developer / Founder
Salesforce / Girl Develop It Indianapolis
Other interests:Non-Profit Organizations
Grace Ries
Staff Vice President, Manager of Cyber Risk Insurance Products
FM Global
Other interests:Numbers
Kelly Smith
Principal
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Other interests:Science
Chris Weaver
Audit & Assurance Analytics Specialist Master
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Other interests:Numbers
Gary Bolles
Chair for the Future Of Work
Singularity University
Other interests:Education
Joe Miller
Director of Engineering
Potomac Photonics
Other interests:Engineering
Angelica Inguanzo
Frontend Engineer
YouTube
Other interests:Numbers
Christine Moses
Technical Associate
GE Aviation
Other interests:Business
Joshua Cowan
Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) Technician
GE Aviation
Other interests:Engineering
Andrew Meiers
LAEP 1A Program Improvement Leader
GE Aviation
Other interests:Engineering
Drew Ungvarsky
Founder, CEO, and Executive Creative Director
Grow
Other interests:Entrepreneurship
Sara Taylor-Demos
Co-Founder & CEO
Cora Home
Other interests:Business
Paola Santana
Founder & CEO
Social Glass
Other interests:Entrepreneurship
Chris Matthieu
Founder & CEO
Computes, Inc.
Other interests:Entrepreneurship
Rochelle Turner
Quality Assurance Manager
MINDBODY
Other interests:Art
Tech. Sgt. Matthew Zellefrow
Air Traffic Control Watch Supervisor
United States Air Force
Other interests:Armed Services
Miguel Rodriguez
Specialist Senior
Deloitte Consulting LLP
Other interests:Numbers
Barbara Furlow-Smiles
Global Diversity Program Manager, Engagement/Employment Resource Groups
Facebook
Other interests:Business
Aly Tamboura
Technical Program Manager, Justice & Opportunity Team
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Other interests:Non-Profit Organizations
Sarah Kramer
Chief Medical Information Officer
Yuma Regional Medical Center
Other interests:Medicine
Kimberly Bryant
Founder & CEO
Black Girls CODE
Other interests:Entrepreneurship
Cecelia Schartiger
Cybersecurity
IBM
Other interests:Education
Brian Scott
Farmer & Founder
The Farmer's Life
Other interests:Environment & Nature
Adrianna Samaniego
Supplier Diversity
Google
Other interests:Business
Isis Anchalee
Software Engineer
Hustle
Other interests:Engineering
Huntington Lambert
Dean, Division of Continuing Education & University Extension
Harvard University
Other interests:Education
Adrian Rodriguez
Software Engineer
JP Morgan
Other interests:Business
Kamillya Little
IT Specialist
Ricoh USA, Inc.
Other interests:Business
Nestor Mendoza
Software Engineer
CareerBuilder
Other interests:Engineering
Plinio Ayala
CEO & President
Per Scholas
Other interests:Education
Adam Balogh
Machine Technology Instructor
Laney College
Other interests:Engineering
Iris Otano
Vice President of Global Technology, Engineering & Operations
Bank of America
Other interests:Engineering
D'Andra King
Home Health Care Provider
Care for Soul, Inc.
Other interests:Medicine
Steve Seon
CNC Machinist
Keats Manufacturing Co.
Other interests:Engineering
Anel Perez
Solutions Architect
Amazon Web Services
Other interests:Engineering
Ken Eisner
Director of Worldwide Education Programs
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Other interests:Education
Talat Mangla
Director of Assurance Innovation
PwC
Other interests:Business
Jeffrey McDaniel
Lecturer
University of California, Riverside
Other interests:Education
Noreen Fong
Vice President of Software Engineering
DIRECTV
Other interests:Engineering
Diana Graham Dudas
Senior Cybersecurity Assurance Analyst
SunTrust
Other interests:Business
Chris Lister
Vice President of Operations
Tesla
Other interests:Engineering
Crystal Harvey
Assistant Director
University of Nevada, Reno Innevation Center
Other interests:Business
Meredith Westafer
Senior Industrial Engineer
Tesla
Other interests:Engineering
Jeffrey Berns
Founder & CEO
Blockchains
Other interests:Entrepreneurship
Heather Wilde
Strategic Innovation Officer
AFWERX
Other interests:Design
Kimberly Arcand
Visualization & Emerging Tech Lead
NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory
Other interests:Science
Ann Quiroz Gates
Professor & Chair, Computer Science Department
The University of Texas at El Paso
Other interests:Education
Kelsey Campbell
Founder
Gayta Science
Other interests:Numbers
Shannon Friedlander
Supervisory Special Agent
FBI
Other interests:Government
Valerie Mazars de Mazarin
Computer Scientist
U.S. Department of Justice
Other interests:Government
Ellie Symes
Founder & CEO
The Bee Corp
Other interests:Environment & Nature
Bret Taylor
President & Chief Product Officer
Salesforce
Other interests:Entrepreneurship
Linda Xiong
Product Manager
Facebook
Other interests:Business
Lindsey Zuloaga
Director of Data Science
HireVue
Other interests:Science
Ryan Johnson
Software Engineer
ShapeShift
Other interests:Engineering
Emily Ma
Food Systems Lead
X, the moonshot factory
Other interests:Food
Kelley Cambry
Co-founder & CEO
Blue Studios.io
Other interests:Science
Ahmed Abdullah
Co-founder & CEO
Decoy Games
Other interests:Design
Khalil Abdullah
Co-founder & CEO
Decoy Games
Other interests:Design