12 Female CTOs You Should Know – and Follow on Twitter!

Women make up 5% of the technology industry and yet fill only 9% of executive roles in the field. These 12 female Chief Technology Officers (CTOs) are leading cutting-edge tech startups and companies, inspiring the next generation of female technology leaders!

Female CTOs are role models for women looking to pursue a career in engineering, from the young girls in Black Girls Code and Girls Who Code, to the women studying at the accelerated engineering school Hackbright Academy. Here are 12 women who are leading their engineering departments:

#1 – ActivityHero CTO Shilpa Dalmia
#2 – Affectiva CTO Rana el Kaliouby
#2 – Affectiva CTO Rana el Kaliouby
#3 – Birchbox CTO Liz Crawford
#4 – Chomp CTO Cathy Edwards
#5 – Cisco CTO Padmasree Warrior
#6 – GoDaddy CTO Elissa Murphy
#7 – Meebo CTO Sandy Jen
#8 – Minted CTO Niniane Wang
#9 – Noise CTO Alison Gianotto
#10 – PandaWhale CTO Joyce Park
#11 – StubHub CTO Raji Arasu
#12 – ThoughtWorks CTO Rebecca Parsons

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