Adriana Gascoigne
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Adriana Gascoigne | |
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 Gascoigne in 2016 | |
| Alma mater | University of California, Davis |
| Occupation | CEO of Girls in Tech |
| Years active | 2005–present |
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]
Career
[edit]Early career
[edit]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
[edit]Adriana Gascoigne is the founder and CEO of Girls in Tech (GIT), a Nashville-based non-profit organization devoted to empowering, educating and engaging women in the tech industry. She started Girls in Tech in 2007 after noticing she was the only woman in a company of almost 50 people.[4] She is also the author of Tech Boss Lady: How To Start-Up, Disrupt, And Thrive As A Female Founder, and a board member on WAPPP, Harvard Kennedy School's Women in Public Policy Program.
References
[edit]- ^ "Adriana Gascoigne on how Girls in Tech can get women to infiltrate Silicon Valley". VentureBeat. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ^ "Women in Tech Entrepreneurs: Girls in Tech's Adriana Gascoigne". The Huffington Post. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ^ "Inspirational Woman April 2015: Adriana Gascoigne". The Skinless Project. Archived from the original on 12 May 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
- ^ "The Role of Female Tech Start Ups in the Developing World". Vice. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
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