💫 We're happy to announce the finalists for the Women in Tech Community Award for 2025!
The Top 100 Women in Tech – Community Award (Individual, Public Voting & Engagement) celebrates the women who are the heartbeat of the global tech ecosystem — the mentors, organizers, content creators, advocates, and quiet powerhouses who make sure no one has to walk their tech journey alone.
Unlike purely jury-driven categories, this award is powered by public voting and engagement. Every like, share, and comment reflects real people whose careers, confidence, and opportunities have been shaped by these nominees. Together, they represent a vibrant tapestry of community leadership across security, AI, software engineering, product, data, entrepreneurship, education, and advocacy.
What this award celebrates
This category recognizes women who:
Build and lead communities – from grassroots coding circles to global networks for women in tech.
Democratize access to opportunities – through mentoring, training, scholarships, open communities, and inclusive content.
Show up consistently – organizing events, answering DMs, reviewing resumes, teaching, and cheering others on behind the scenes.
Use their expertise for impact – whether in cybersecurity, AI, data, cloud, product, or entrepreneurship, they open the door and hold it for others.
Across continents, these women are:
mentoring students and career changers,
building local and global chapters,
advocating for inclusive AI and responsible tech,
and proving every day that community is a force multiplier.
A global movement, not just a leaderboard
The engagement scores behind this award reflect tens of thousands of interactions from around the world — peers, mentees, colleagues, and community members showing up to say: “You made a difference in my journey.”
Whether they are:
teaching girls to code in Nigeria, Pakistan, Brazil, and beyond,
supporting mothers, runners, founders, and students,
leading professional networks across Europe, North America, Africa, Asia, and Latin America, or
building AI, data, and cloud platforms that power the next generation of products,
each finalist is proof that technical excellence + community care is one of the most powerful combinations in tech.
To everyone who voted, shared, and nominated: you didn’t just lift individuals — you amplified the message that supporting others is leadership.
TOP 10
01 - Score 99.8925 - Jasleen Bedi – Senior Associate Application Engineer, Discover
02 - Score 99.8923 - Tannu Jiwnani – Principal Security Engineer, Microsoft Corporation
03 - Score 99.8618 - Diana Aliji – Founder & Creator, Mama's Feelings Tracker
04 - Score 99.8531 - Elitsa Krumova – Global Thought Leader and B2B Tech Influencer in Emerging Technology, elitsakrumova.com
05 - Score 99.8198 - Maryna Rybalko – Product Manager, Paydock
06 - Score 99.7922 - Anastasiia Voznytsia – COO, Technical Project Manager, AI & Data-Driven Innovation Leader, Ukrainian IT Cluster – Chicago
07 - Score 99.7588 - Tosin Dada – ServiceNow Sr Business Process Analyst, DXC Technology
08 - Score 99.7568 - Aarthi Anbalagan – Senior Software Engineer, Microsoft
09 - Score 99.7458 - Silvija Ninkovic – Inclusive AI-in-Education Advocate | STEM & AI Mentor, Independent Educator
10 - Score 99.7332 - Mariana Lima – CI Project Manager, Full Stack Developer, Foundever
TOP 20
11 - Score 99.7212 - Adriana Zencke Zimmermann – Co-Founder and Director, Women Coding Community
12 - Score 99.6975 - Iana Chan – Founder and CEO, PrograMaria
13 - Score 99.6509 - Oluwaseun Oladeji – Community Associate, She Code Africa
14 - Score 99.6375 - Mina Movahedi Shakib – Cyber Threat Investigator, Bell Canada
15 - Score 99.6193 - Ruwanthi Abeywickrama – Co-Founder/Director and Head of Products & Operations, Xeynergy
16 - Score 99.6169 - Sheela Dubey – QA Manager, WAWA
17 - Score 99.5997 - Alina Miroshnychenko – Chief Marketing Officer, CAPSBOLD
18 - Score 99.5920 - Eram Sayed – Cyber Security Risk Advisor, SRG Inc
19 - Score 99.5739 - Laura Barquin Herrero – Global I4.0 Programs Manager, Michelin
20 - Score 99.5231 - Faiza Yousuf – Co-Founder, CodeGirls
TOP 30
21 - Score 99.5121 - Maria D'Costa – Director, Women in Tech Dubai
22 - Score 99.5086 - Justine Rochon – Head of R&D Data and Quantitative Sciences, SVP, Takeda
23 - Score 99.4883 - Amanda Steinberg – Information Security & Compliance Analyst | WFD Cybersecurity Instructor, Las Vegas Valley Water District
24 - Score 99.4860 - Jottymol John – Lead Developer, GE Vernova
25 - Score 99.4805 - Nidhi Srivastava – GRC Analyst, Libra Software Group
26 - Score 99.4781 - Jessy Christadoss – Senior Quality Engineer, Integral Ad Science
27 - Score 99.4747 - Shaheen Tobaccowala – Head of Delivery, ParentPay India Ltd.
28 - Score 99.4706 - Sharon Chahal – Principal PM Manager, Microsoft
29 - Score 99.4593 - Mariya Giy – Software Engineer, ParentSquare | CEO of Hackico.AI
30 - Score 99.4062 - Rajitha Pandiniboyini – Vice President, Citi
TOP 50
31 - Score 99.3705 - Saba Nisar – Founder and CEO, Saheli – AI Powered Pregnancy and Period Tracker
32 - Score 99.3548 - Praneetha Kotla – Lead Robotic Process Automation Developer, ERP Smartlabs
33 - Score 99.3381 - Stella Kislyuk – Global Engineering Leader, Autodesk Inc.
34 - Score 99.3291 - Rebecca Verette – General Manager, Corporate Data & Insights, Intel
35 - Score 99.3105 - Keyuri Anand – AI Product Lead, Clio
36 - Score 99.2596 - Sowmya Dhandapani – Chief Technology Officer, FlexiBees
37 - Score 99.2371 - Saraswathi Ramachandra – Managing Director & Country Head, Lightcast
38 - Score 99.2198 - Aji Fama Jobe – IT Consultant, Baobab Bytes / World Bank Group
39 - Score 99.1959 - MSc. Katerina Veljanoska – Telecommunication Engineer, ALDB
40 - Score 99.1930 - Aghama Jesurobo – Founder, MumsWhoCode
41 - Score 99.1924 - Alex Mitrevska – Co-Founder & CXO, Native Teams
42 - Score 99.1906 - Georgiana Dragomir – CEO, Grapefruit
43 - Score 99.1607 - Surekha Chikoti – Senior Manager, IT Applications – CRM, Novanta Inc
44 - Score 99.1280 - Ramesh Rajini – Senior Principal Consultant Learning, Infosys
45 - Score 99.0834 - Gabriella Uwadiegwu – President & Founder, Wetech
46 - Score 99.0756 - Olajumoke Toriola – Chief Technology Officer, Ha-Shem Limited
47 - Score 99.0631 - Naina Chowdhary Vallurupalli – Senior Data Scientist, Walmart USA
48 - Score 99.0324 - Anastasia Chege – Head Technology Risk and Cybersecurity, Kenya Airways
49 - Score 99.0177 - Sayali Paseband – Advisor, Cybersecurity Engineering, Verisk Analytics
50 - Score 98.9526 - Rebecca Goza – Sr. Director – IT Risk Management – Cyber Threat Intelligence, Cloud Security, and Security Operations, Ulta Beauty
TOP 100
51 - Score 98.9321 - Nita Laad – Founder and CEO, Nexia AI
52 - Score 98.9123 - Tannu Jiwnani – Senior Security Engineer, Microsoft
53 - Score 98.9111 - Esther Mandina – Tech Entrepreneur, Agile Leader and Author, Code and Courage
54 - Score 98.9107 - Anna Deineka – Founder & CEO, Digitbloom
55 - Score 98.8894 - Stella Danso – CISO in Residence, Tekboox Inc. / TekResilience.com
56 - Score 98.8780 - Swetalin Padhy – Manager – Strategic Partnerships & Growth, Dynatech Systems
57 - Score 98.8729 - Srishti Chaudhary – Senior Product Manager, Walmart eCommerce
58 - Score 98.8573 - Dena Lewis – Founder and CEO, Running Mate
59 - Score 98.8482 - Ramya Ganesh – Cybersecurity Lead, Cisco
60 - Score 98.8377 - Anna Kovalova – CEO, Anbosoft
61 - Score 98.8377 - Shweta Sawant – Telematics Control Unit Line Release Engineer (Component Engineer), Stellantis
62 - Score 98.8190 - Yasmina Passeri – Director, Tech and Trust Consulting
63 - Score 98.8141 - Vaidehi Singh – Co-Founder, CMO Alchemy
64 - Score 98.8114 - Beth Leonard – Chief Operating Officer, R3, LLC
65 - Score 98.7950 - Boluwatife Victoria Kehinde – MBA Candidate, Georgia State University
66 - Score 98.7741 - Jasmin Wu – Founder, JRW Foundation
67 - Score 98.7741 - Bhumika Shah – Data Solution Engineer / Professor, Chubb / Post University
68 - Score 98.7685 - Rasha Moursy – PSM, ITIL, MBA; Managing Partner, ServiceNow Engagements, Customizo
69 - Score 98.7226 - Traci Gorman – Co-Founder, TechnoGals
70 - Score 98.7222 - Georgiana Dragomir – CEO, Grapefruit
71 - Score 98.7217 - Monica Martin – VP of Innovation, Advertising Checking Bureau Inc. (ACB)
72 - Score 98.7185 - Pia Malovrh – Director of Product Management, Creative Enablement, Celtra
73 - Score 98.7161 - Maria Jose Jurado Catagua – Co-Founder, QUSTOMI 79 SL
74 - Score 98.7020 - Victoria Coker – CEO, Lateral Connect
75 - Score 98.6970 - Maham Khalid – Founder, Revohub
76 - Score 98.6849 - Shiphrah Wairima – VP, Kenya Chapter, Global Council for Responsible AI
77 - Score 98.6814 - Aditi Gautam – Tech Lead, Nvidia
78 - Score 98.6798 - Manshi Sharma – Student, Anand International College of Engineering, Jaipur
79 - Score 98.6772 - Hiba Ezzideen Alhaji – Gender Expert and CEO, Equity and Empowerment
80 - Score 98.6662 - Dhani Abey – Director AI and Cybersecurity, Microsoft
81 - Score 98.6662 - Alexandra Sfrijan – Co-founder & COO / Co-founder & Vice President for Strategy and Development / Women4Cyber Ambassador, CYBALGORIS / Secure by Design Association / Women4Cyber Foundation
82 - Score 98.6659 - Carol Dmello – Senior Staff Software Engineer, Nvidia
83 - Score 98.6602 - Agnes Okero – AI/Machine Learning Engineer, HFC Kenya
84 - Score 98.6364 - Rasha Moursy – PSM, ITIL, MBA; Managing Partner, ServiceNow Engagements, Customizo
85 - Score 98.6195 - Mrunal Gangrade – Vice President of Engineering, JPMorgan Chase
86 - Score 98.5549 - Jhamile Abuabara – Product Marketing & Community Growth / Ecosystem Builder, DMK Tribe
87 - Score 98.5014 - Chaquinta Fisher – IT Support Manager & Website Accessibility Coordinator, McLennan County Information Technology
88 - Score 98.4975 - Arpita Soni – Senior IEEE Volunteer, IEEE
89 - Score 98.4944 - Luboslava Uram – Chief Operating & Technology Officer, Solvd Group
90 - Score 98.4839 - Isioma Utomi – CEO, Catalyst Experience Solutions
91 - Score 98.4462 - Rasha Moursy – PSM, ITIL, MBA; Managing Partner, ServiceNow Engagements (Member of Customizo Team), Customizo
92 - Score 98.4300 - Christine Soussa – Global Client Director, Equinix
93 - Score 98.3884 - Preeti Ramdour – Chief Architect, ING
94 - Score 98.3649 - Ina Dalipi-Turquet – Founder, MATRY
95 - Score 98.3243 - Anna Leonova – Head of Partnerships, Professional Women's Network Vienna
96 - Score 98.2988 - Amy Forsee – Senior Enterprise Architect, State of MO
97 - Score 98.2880 - Diana Nanuti – Senior Software Engineer, Chainalysis
98 - Score 98.2815 - Abinaya Mettupatti Sivagnanam – Cloud Development Manager, General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.
99 - Score 98.2336 - Trishna Sharma – Staff Product Manager, Meta Reality Labs
100 – Score 98.2333 Jasmen Atwal - Supervisor in Infrastructure and Cloud / Chair of ERG for Women in STEAM (FEMINEN), Enbridge Inc.
🥁 The winners will be announced on December 4 during the Women in Tech Global Awards 2025 ceremony.
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