"Breaking into Tech: What no one else tells you"
"Breaking into Tech: What no one else tells you"
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Session: Breaking into Tech: What no one else tells you
Once you’re in tech, it’s easy to move around. But how do you first break in? In this session, 6 extraordinary women leaders share their stories and advice of how they made their big breakthroughs and how you can, too.Key Takeaways
- Pathways and gateways into tech: courses, experiences, networking
- Potential roadblocks in breaking in and how to overcome them
- How to empower other women in tech
Bio
Name: Darlene MirandaTitle: Vice President of Product, UX Design and Research
LinkedIn Profile Link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darlene-miranda/
Bio: Darlene "Dar" Miranda is Vice President of Product for DailyPay, a company that is building a new financial system and changing pay, for good. Dar has previously led innovative product teams at notable companies like CommonBond and CredSimple, and is a passionate advisor and board member to several emerging FinTech startups.
Name: Angela Friend
Title: Director, Data Science
LinkedIn Profile Link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelafriendphd/
Bio: Angela Friend is Director, Data Science at DailyPay. Angela has 15 years of proven technical experience in data science with a focus on customer behavior and driving results, along with her PhD in cognitive psychology.
Name: Alison Weingarten
Title: Senior Manager, Analytics
LinkedIn Profile Link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisonweingarten/
Bio: Alison Weingarten is the Senior Manager, Analytics at DailyPay. Before joining the team Alison lived and breathed all things data working with Abt Associates and North Carolina State University. Alison is working toward earning her PhD from The Graduate Center, City University of New York.
Name: Dana Liebowitz
Title: Senior Manager, Product
LinkedIn Profile Link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dana-liebowitz-72382926/
Bio: Dana Liebowitz is a Senior Manager of Product at DailyPay, a FinTech company that is changing pay, for good. Previously, she has held product roles at a number of different startups in New York.
Name: Patricia Torvalds
Title: Software Engineer
LinkedIn Profile Link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patriciatorvalds/
Bio: Patricia Torvalds is a Software Engineer at DailyPay on the API team. Before joining DailyPay, Patricia worked at Bluecore, as well as interning at Windmill Engineering and Github. Patricia earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering at Duke University.
Name: Zainab Khan
Title: Senior Product Manager
LinkedIn Profile Link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/khan1026/
Bio: Zainab Khan is a Senior Product Manager at DailyPay. Zainab has a track record of leading cross-functional teams in the B2B and consumer industries while building digital applications, enterprise tools and efficient technology for scale. She has previously worked with Stash, Nomad Health, Insider Intelligence, and Blackrock.
