Are you interested in learning about leadership? sheLEADS: Women in Leadership is a series organized by Career Design comprised of sessions specifically focused on individuals who identify as female and who have secured leadership roles within a variety of career fields.
Each session features a guest speaker or speakers from a specific industry or career field who will discuss their career path(s), how they were able to overcome obstacles to rise in the ranks, and provide suggestions and advice to those who are interested in taking on leadership roles. There will be a dedicated portion of this session to student Q & A.
Jennifer Black is a Senior Engineering Manager at MathWorks where she leads the team responsible for enhancing MATLAB’s object-oriented programming and data persistence capabilities. In her 19-year career with MathWorks, she has overseen the development of numerous features that optimize customer workflows in programming and application development. Before joining MathWorks, Jennifer studied at Northeastern University, where she earned Master’s degrees in Information Systems and Operations Research, as well as a Ph.D. in Computer Systems Engineering. She was also a lecturer in the College of Engineering at Northeastern, where she taught graduate courses in programming languages and data structures for many years. Jennifer is committed to expanding opportunities for women in technical fields, with a particular focus on mentoring and staff retention. Outside of her professional life, she enjoys adventure travel, hiking, and birding.
