Adriana Gascoigne

Adriana Gascoigne is an American technology executive and activist, the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Girls in Tech, a global non-profit dedicated to empowering, educating, and mentoring women in the technology industry.[1]

Adriana Gascoigne
Alma materUniversity of California, Davis
OccupationCEO of Girls in Tech
Years active2005–present

Career

Early career

Gascoigne graduated from University of California, Davis with a bachelor's degree in Sociology and Economics. After graduating, Gascoigne served in a number of executive roles, including Vice President of Product Marketing for RxMatch, Chief Marketing Officer of QwikCart, Vice President of Digital for Ogilvy & Mather, and Vice President of Marketing for SecondMarket.[2][3]

Girls in Tech

In 2007, Gascoigne started Girls in Tech after noticing she was the only woman in a company of almost 50 people.[4] As of July 2015, there are more than 57 chapters of Girls in Tech around the world.[5]

References
  1. "Adriana Gascoigne on how Girls in Tech can get women to infiltrate Silicon Valley". VentureBeat. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  2. "Women in Tech Entrepreneurs: Girls in Tech's Adriana Gascoigne". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  3. "Inspirational Woman April 2015: Adriana Gascoigne". The Skinless Project. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  4. "The Role of Female Tech Start Ups in the Developing World". Vice. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  5. "Girls in Tech: Engaging Women in the Tech Space". Huffington Post. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
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