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.
This session is focused on Tech, and you will hear from our guest speaker, Lori Rodriguez, Chief Digital Advisor, Global & US Chapter President of WOMEN IN TECH – Global Movement, an international non-profit organization. Headquartered in Paris, this global movement is powered by 200,000+ people in 45 chapters on six continents. The organization promotes girls’ and women’s empowerment around the world, with a focus on education, business, digital inclusion and advocacy, and a mission to close the gender gap. Ms. Rodriguez advocates for women’s advancement in STEM fields.
With over two decades of experience in IT research and advisory at Gartner, Lori Rodriguez has conducted thousands of interviews with CIOs while building innovative products that helped move the world forward. She also lends her expertise to Digital Wish’s board and speaks extensively on digital transformation, customer experience, resilience, future of work, and promoting women in STEM.
Lori’s latest passion is sharing the whole-life journeys of 12 amazing women leaders in her bestselling book Hidden Lives of Women in STEM. Through their successes and their scars, these living role models have profound lessons to share.
If you are interested in leadership, attend this session to learn about strategies to be successful in taking on leadership roles.
We look forward to seeing you there!
