Dr. Caroline Simard, Director of Research at the Anita Borg Institute and Dr. Telle Whitney, President and CEO of the Anita Borg Institute are co-authors of this blog. They are experts on the recruitment, retention and advancement of Technical Women. Dr. Caroline Simard, Director of Research, manages and directs the Anita Borg Institute’s research initiatives. She recently published Climbing the Technical Ladder: Obstacles and Solutions for Mid-Level Women in Technology in conjunction with the Michelle R. Clayman Institute for Gender Research at Stanford University. Caroline also leads the evaluation and impact measurement of the Anita Borg Institutes programs including the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing and the Anita Borg Institute’s Women of Vision Awards. Caroline is passionate about social science and its role in creating practical solutions to social problems. Prior to ABI she was a Researcher at the Center for Social Innovation of the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Caroline has a PhD in communication studies from Stanford University, with a focus on organizational behavior, high-technology industries, and social networks. Her publications have focused on the barriers to the diffusion of best practices, managing open innovation, regional clusters of innovation, the role of social networks in the circulation of knowledge in technical communities, and nonprofit management. Dr. Telle Whitney has served as President and CEO of the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology since 2003. Whitney has 20 years experience in semiconductor and telecommunications industries. She has held senior technical management positions with Malleable Technologies (now PMC-Sierra) and Actel Corporation, and is a co-founder of the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Conference. Dr. Whitney served as ACM Secretary/Treasurer in 2003-2004, and is currently co-chair of the ACM Distinguished member committee. She was a member of the National Science Foundation Committee for Equal Opportunity in Science and Engineering (CEOSE) and is a co-founder of the National Center for Women and Information Technology. She serves on the advisory boards of MentorNet and the Professional Business Women’s Conference, and is a member of CRA-W. Dr. Whitney received her Ph.D. from Caltech, and her bachelor’s degree at the University of Utah both in computer science.
Through our work every day, the Anita Borg Institute seeks to: increase the impact of women on all aspects of technology, and increase the positive impact of technology on the world’s women.
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