Undeterred by the challenges of a male-dominated industry, Rathi Murthy has risen through the ranks to become a powerful voice for women in technology. Her success story starts in Bangalore, India. After completing her undergraduate studies, she moved to San Francisco to do her master’s degree in computer engineering…
The technology industry may still be a boys club, but women like Rebecca Parsons are kicking in back doors and shattering glass ceilings. “My curiosity and passion for technology, along Continue Reading
Carlonda Reilly has never been worried much about the expectations of other people. As Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Kennametal, and one of the few female executives in the STEM space, her life is a testament to the fact that gifted and passionate women worldwide are focusing their eyes on scientific and technological horizons once thought unreachable. Since 2018, Reilly has served as CTO of Kennametal, which has thousands of employees in nearly 40 countries…
Tracey T. Travis’s career proves that a winding path through the inner workings of numerous industries can lead to success as a CFO at a major global company. Diversification has always been her strength. Travis began her career at General Motors, where she started as an engineer and progressed through various financial roles, including operating on the controller’s staff, where she worked on international product programs, joint ventures, and divestitures…
If you had told 10-year-old Leena Nair that one day she would be running a legendary French fashion house, she would have laughed. That’s because at the time she was still in India, cycling 24 miles to get to school each day, at a time when girls were constantly told what they could do, regardless of their ambitions…
While many U.S. colleges and universities produce high-achieving graduates every year, it is important to pay tribute to those educational institutions that excel in developing students who go on to contribute immensely to the strength of the country’s economy. With that in mind, Alumni Spotlight has created a list of U.S. universities that are succeeding in building and educating leaders for today’s fast-paced world…
