Adriana Gascoigne (she/her) is the executive director of The URL Collective, a multi-platform network for Black and Brown news media organizations. She is also the founder and former CEO of Girls in Tech, a Nashville-based non-profit organization devoted to eliminating the gender gap in tech. She is the author of Tech Boss Lady: How To Start-Up, Disrupt, And Thrive As A Female Founder, and a board member of WAPPP, Harvard Kennedy School’s Women in Public Policy Program. More than a decade ago, Adriana faced discrimination and harassment as the lone female executive in a Silicon Valley startup. From that experience, she was inspired to help other women and thus founded Girls in Tech, which advocated for diversity and inclusion in STEM fields. Girls in Tech boasted 50 chapters throughout the world. It was an active, engaged community that impacted more than 500,000 women. Hundreds of events and programs were held throughout the year and were tailored to address the unique needs of local chapters.
Adriana Gascoigne
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