SOURCE: National Diversity Council
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HOUSTON, April 15, 2021 /3BL Media/ - DiversityFirstTM is recognizing the 2021 Top 50 Women in Tech at the 17th Annual National Diversity and Leadership Conference virtually on April 21-22 and April 28-29. Award winners have been selected from organizations across the country and represent various industries such as healthcare, technology, and entertainment.
“As diversity, equity, and inclusion are finally being seen and acknowledged as serious, pressing matters of discussion, we are delighted to honor and recognize those who have been tirelessly championing belonging and allyship - even before the topic was on the forefront of Americans’ minds. We thank you, our top Women in Tech, for your work and commitment, and we look forward to witnessing all that you’ll accomplish, all the leaders that you’ll develop, and the impact you’ll leave behind in the DEI sphere.” says National Diversity Council founder Dennis Kennedy.
The Top 50 Women in Tech Award honors tech professionals who are changemakers in the area of diversity and inclusion. These individuals possess the highest commitment to growth and the advancement of an inclusive community. This award honors leaders who are advancing the tech field in meaningful and changing ways within society at-large.
To see the full list of the 2021 awardees please visit; http://top50tech.org/2021/
About The National Diversity & Leadership Conference
With thousands of attendees, the 2021 National Diversity & Leadership Conference remains one of the largest diversity conferences in the nation. Offering extraordinary networking opportunities, professional development, and critical conversations surrounding diversity and inclusion, attendees are able to curate their experience for optimal learning and growth. This year’s conference will take place virtually on April 21-22 and 28-29. More information about the Diversity & Leadership Conference is available at their website.
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2021 Awardees
Aletha Noonan
SVP in PPM/Executive Committee Member, CDW
Amy Bunszel
EVP Architecture, Engineering and Construction Design Solutions, Autodesk
Annie S. Goldman
Data and Architecture Officer, US, HSBC
Aparna Srinivasan
IBM Software Labs, Software Developer
Arlene Espinal
VP, Analytics | Automation | Artificial Intelligence (A3) Innovation & Capabilities Office (ICO),
Mantech International Corporation
Arungalai Anbarasu
Chief Technology & Strategy Officer, Waygate Technologies- a Baker Hughes Company
Bobbi Moore
Chief Financial Officer, Elite Discovery
Carol Juel
Executive Vice President & Chief Information Officer, Synchrony
Catherine Lacour
Chief Marketing Officer, Blackbaud
Chandy Ghosh
Chief Operating Officer & GM, Emergency Services, Inteliquent
Clara Angotti
President, Next Pathway
Deb Barrett
VP & Chief Compliance Officer, Qualcomm
Deena Piquion
Vice President and General Manager, Xerox
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Hannah Deason
Managing Director of Operations, Caxy Interactive
Heidi Lorenzen
Senior Vice President of Marketing, Accela
Heidi Spirgi
Chief Strategy and Growth Officer, Cornerstone
India Boulton
SVP, Legal Affairs, T-Mobile
Jane Connell
SVP & CIO, State Street
Janet Chess
Vice President, Strategic Partnerships, IBM
Jaya Rao
CEO & Co-Founder, Molekule
Kaniz Mahdi
Vice President of Advanced Technologies, VMware
Katy Brown
VP Enterprise Sales, West Region, Microsoft
Kerri-Lynn Primmer Morris
CTO, Microsoft
Kim Loy
Lakshimi Duraivenkatesh
Vice President, Ebay
LaShonda Anderson-Williams
SVP of Pharma, Life Sciences Industry Team at Salesforce.
Lauren Cooks Levitan
Chief Financial Officer, Faire
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Lisa Pope
Executive VP of the Americas, Epicor
Lori Cornmesser
VP Global Channel Sales, Cycognito
Marie Hattar
Chief Marketing Officer, Keysight Technologies
Marjorie Dickman
Chief Government Affairs & Public Policy Officer, Blackberry
Mary Ann Rose
Vice President of Strategic Partnerships, Unitas Global
Melissa Massa
Vice President of Cloud Service Provider Sales, Lenovo
Mojgan Lefebvre
Chief Technology & Operations Officer, Travelers
Monique Picou
Global Executive: Product, Tech Strategy, & Server Operations, Google
Nancy Saltzman
SVP, General Counsel, Logicalis, Inc.
Noorie Malik
Vice President, User Operations, Yelp
Olivia Khalili
VP, Global Social Impact & Philanthropy, PagerDuty
Potoula Chresomales
SVP of Product Management, Skillsoft
Rachael Jones
Senior Vice President, Performance Analytics and Quality, Cotiviti
Rachana Kumar
Senior Vice President/Chief Information Officer, Etsy
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Renata Caine
SVP, International, Strategy & Planning, Marqeta, Inc.
Rubyna Zito
VP, Technology Operations and Services, FINRA
Sherice Torres
VP Of Marketing, F2 (Facebook financial), Facebook
Soumya Seetharam
Vice President & General Manager of Information Technology, Intel Corporation
Sylvia Kang
Executive Vice President of Real Estate, Quantum Loophole
Tami Hudson
Chief Information Security Officer, Randstad
Veronica Katz
Chief Revenue Officer, Sezzle
Yun Freud
SVP Platform and Product, Equinix
Yvette Smith
Corporate Vice President, WW Support & Customer Success Programs, Microsoft
Lucy Chen
Vice President of Platform Engineering, Claris International Inc.
Nina L. Flax
Partner, Mayer Brown
Vanessa Smith
Senior Vice President, Global Go-to-Market, Servicenow
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Contact:
Alexus Christian
Communications Specialist
alexus.christian@nationaldiversitycouncil.org
KEYWORDS: diverse and inclusive work environment, diversity, inclusion, equity, diversity and inclusion, National Diversity Council
