Technology is has become a staple in our lives. We use technology in just about everything. Our IPOD’s help us to workout or become centered during walks. The IPAD assists in organizing our infamous “to do” lists. We use Google to help us web surf. The uses of technology are immeasurable. However, what you may not know is that women are driving the train of technology. Here are 5 famous women in technology:
Marissa Mayer, Vice President of Consumer Products Google: Mayer was the first female engineer’s hired at Google. She helped launch more than 100 products and features on the Google website, including Gmail. At the same time, she taught Computer Science classes at Stanford. Mayer is aware of the gender imbalance in the technology industry and would like to see more females develop an interest in science and engineering at a younger age.
Pre Gupta, CEO Ku, Inc: Her first tech venture was Yaari, a social-networking site for young people in India. Once the Yaari community had grown to 2 million members, she turned her focus to software apps for mobile devices. She leveraged her background in music to create an iPhone music app named LaDiDa that takes a recording of a singing voice and suggests appropriate background music in a variety of styles.
Jessica Kahn, VP of Engineering Disney Mobile : Gamer Jessica Kahn is currently responsible for the engineering behind Tap Tap Revenge (a fingers-only version of Dance Dance Revolution), one of the all-time most popular iPhone games. Before taking on the position of Vice President at Disney Mobile, she worked for ten years as a software engineer at Apple.
Cynthia Breazeal, Founder Personal Robots Group, MIT Media Lab: Kismet, her most famous robot, is designed to use facial expressions to interact with humans. Dr. Breazeal studied Electrical and Computer Engineering at UC Santa Barbara and went on to earn a doctorate at MIT, where she is the founder and director of the Personal Robots Group.
Alisa Miller, CEO Public Radio International: Advocate Alisa Miller has used her position as CEO of Public Radio International to pioneer the use of technology in delivering the news. In addition to its regular radio programming, PRI uses podcasts and an iPhone app to deliver a wide variety of news content to more than 18 million listeners each week.
