Women in Technology Hall of Fame

The Women in Technology Hall of Fame was established in 1996 to recognize, honor, and promote the outstanding contributions women make to the scientific and technological communities that improve and evolve our society.

Is there an exceptional woman you would like to nominate for the WITI Hall of Fame? Please download and submit this form. And we thank you in advance for bringing an inspirational candidate to our attention.

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2021 Inductees

Arundhati Bhattacharya

Arundhati Bhattacharya
CEO & Chairperson, Salesforce India

Lisa P. Jackson

Lisa P. Jackson
Vice President of Environment, Policy, & Social Initiatives, Apple

Olu Maduka

Olu Maduka
Chair & Founding Board Member, Women in Energy, Oil & Gas

Karen Quintos

Karen Quintos
Executive Vice President & Chief Customer Officer, Dell Technologies [ret.]

Angie Ruan

Angie Ruan
Vice President, Engineering, Chime

Lisa T. Su, Ph.D.

Lisa T. Su, Ph.D.
President & CEO, Advanced Micro Devices

Kara Swisher

Kara Swisher
Editor-at-Large, New York Media; Contributing Writer, New York Times Opinion

Tae Yoo

Tae Yoo
Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs & Corporate Social Responsibility, Cisco

2019 Inductees

Heather Hinton

Heather Hinton
Vice President & IBM Distinguished Engineer, IBM

Julia Liuson

Julia Liuson
President, Developer Division, Microsoft

Dr. Sara Rushinek

Dr. Sara Rushinek
Professor of Business Technology and Health Informatics, University of Miami

Dr. Natalia Trayanova

Dr. Natalia Trayanova
Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Medicine, Johns Hopkins University

Blanca Trevino

Blanca Trevino
President & CEO, Softtek

2018 Inductees

Rhonda Childress

Rhonda Childress
CISO, Kyndryl

Elizabeth  Feinler

Elizabeth Feinler
Internet Pioneer, Active Volunteer

Roz Ho

Roz Ho
Senior VP and GM, Consumer & Metadata, TiVo

Santosh Kurinec, PhD

Santosh Kurinec, PhD
Rochester Institute of Technology, Professor of Electrical & Microelectronic Engineering

Yanbing Li, PhD

Yanbing Li, PhD
Senior Vice President and General Manager, Storage and Availability Business Uni, VMware

Rashmi Rao

Rashmi Rao
Global Head, Advanced Engineering, CoC User Experience, Harman

2017 Inductees

Beena Ammanath

Beena Ammanath
Founder, Humans For AI

Laura Niklason, M.D., Ph.D.

Laura Niklason, M.D., Ph.D.
Founder, Humacyte

Krunali Patel

Krunali Patel
VP and GM of Analog Design Services, Texas Instruments

Lisa Seacat DeLuca

Lisa Seacat DeLuca
Technology Strategist, Cognitive Incubation Lab, IBM Watson Customer Engagement

Selma Svendsen

Selma Svendsen
Senior Director of Program Management, iRobot

Elizabeth Xu, Ph.D.

Elizabeth Xu, Ph.D.
CEO, A2C Academy

2016 Inductees

Kimberly Bryant

Kimberly Bryant
Founder & Executive Director, Black Girls CODE

Roberta Banaszak Gleiter

Roberta Banaszak Gleiter
Software Architecture and Engineering Department, The Aerospace Corporation

Harriet Green, OBE

Harriet Green, OBE
General Manager, Watson Internet of Things, Commerce and Education, IBM

Jennifer Yates, PhD

Jennifer Yates, PhD
Assistant Vice President, Inventive Science, AT&T Labs

Ellie Yieh

Ellie Yieh
Corporate Vice President, Advanced Products & Technology Development, Applied Materials

2015 Inductees

Cheemin Bo-Linn

Cheemin Bo-Linn
President and CEO, Peritus Partners

Nichelle Nichols

Nichelle Nichols
American Actress, Actress

Pam Parisian

Pam Parisian
Chief Information Officer, AT&T

Sheryl Root

Sheryl Root
Director/Assoc. Professor, Carnegie Mellon, President and CEO, RootAnalysis

Marie Wieck

Marie Wieck
Technology Executive, Moroquain LLC

2014 Inductees

Orna Berry

Orna Berry
Corporate VP, Growth and Innovation, EMC Centers of Excellence United States and, EMC Corporation

Jennifer Pahlka

Jennifer Pahlka
Founder and Executive Director, Code for America

Kim Polese

Kim Polese
Chairman, ClearStreet

Kris Rinne

Kris Rinne
Senior Vice President, Network & Product Planning, AT&T Services, Inc.

Lauren States

Lauren States
Advanced Leadership Initiative Fellow, Harvard University

2013 Inductees

Marian R. Croak, PhD

Marian R. Croak, PhD
Senior Vice President, Applications and Services Infrastructure, AT&T Labs

Peggy Johnson

Peggy Johnson
CEO, Magic Leap

Lisa McVey

Lisa McVey
CIO, Enterprise Information Systems, Enterprise Medical Imaging, Automation, McKesson Corporation

Heidi Roizen

Heidi Roizen
Venture Partner, Draper Fisher Jurvetson

Laura Sanders

Laura Sanders
General Mgr., Delivery Engineering/Technology; CTO, Global Technology Services, IBM Corporation

2012 Inductees

Genevieve Bell, Ph.D.

Genevieve Bell, Ph.D.
Director, 3A Institute, Australia National University

Jane Lubchenco, Ph.D.

Jane Lubchenco, Ph.D.
Haas Distinguished Visitor, Stanford University

Joanne Martin, Ph.D.

Joanne Martin, Ph.D.
Distinguished Engineer and Vice President of Technology, IBM Corporation

Gwynne Shotwell

Gwynne Shotwell
President, SpaceX

2011 Inductees

Alicia Abella, Ph.D.

Alicia Abella, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Innovative Services Research, AT&T Labs

Evelyn Berezin

Evelyn Berezin
Management Consultant, Brookhaven Science Associates

Diane Pozefsky, Ph.D.

Diane Pozefsky, Ph.D.
Research Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of North Carolina

Sophie V. Vandebroek, Ph.D.

Sophie V. Vandebroek, Ph.D.
COO, IBM Research

Lynda Weinman

Lynda Weinman
Co-Founder and Executive Chair, lynda.com

2010 Inductees

Sandy Carter

Sandy Carter
CEO | CMO | Ecosystems | Business Development Information Technology, Silicon Blitz

Dr. Ruth David

Dr. Ruth David
President and CEO, Analytic Services Inc, Anser

Adele Goldberg

Adele Goldberg
Founding Chairman, ParcPlace Systems, Inc

Susie Wee

Susie Wee
VP and CTO of Networked Experiences, Cisco

Dr. Ruth Westheimer

Dr. Ruth Westheimer
Fellow, New York Academy of Medicine, Yale and Princeton Universities

2009 Inductees

Patricia Cowings

Patricia Cowings
Research Psychologist, Human Systems Integrations Division, NASA Ames Research Center

Maxine Fassberg

Maxine Fassberg
Vice President, Technology and Manufacturing Group, Fab 28 Plant Manager, General Manager, Intel Israel

Sharon Nunes

Sharon Nunes
Vice President, Big Green Innovations, IBM Corporation

Carolyn Turbyfill, Ph.D.

Carolyn Turbyfill, Ph.D.
Entrepreneur in Residence, WITI

2008 Inductees

Deborah Estrin

Deborah Estrin
Director, Center for Embedded Networked Sensing, Professor UCLA

Susan P. Fisher-Hoch

Susan P. Fisher-Hoch
M.D., Professor of Epidemiology, The University of Texas School of Public Health

Mary Lou Jepsen

Mary Lou Jepsen
CEO, Pixel Qi

Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic

Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic
Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University

Jian (Jane) Xu

Jian (Jane) Xu
Distinguished Engineer, CTO, China Systmes and Technology Labs, IBM

2007 Inductees

Dr. Wanda M. Austin

Dr. Wanda M. Austin
Senior Vice President, National Systems Group and President/CEO-Elect

Helen Greiner

Helen Greiner
Co-founder and Chairman, iRobot Corp.

Lucinda Sanders

Lucinda Sanders
CEO & Co-Founder, National Center for Women and Information Tech.

Padmasree Warrior

Padmasree Warrior
Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Motorola, Inc.

2006 Inductees

Maria Azua

Maria Azua
SVP - Distributed Hosting Services, Fidelity Investments

Francoise Barre-Sinoussi

Francoise Barre-Sinoussi
Director of the Regulation of Retroviral Infections Unit,, Institut Pasteur

Kim Jones

Kim Jones
Vice President of Global Education and Research, Sun Microsystems , Inc.

Nor Rae Spohn

Nor Rae Spohn
Vice President, Business Imaging and Printing, Hewlett Packard

Been-Jon Woo

Been-Jon Woo
Director, Technology Integration, Intel

2005 Inductees

Barbara Bauer

Barbara Bauer
President, GlobalSight Partners

Sonja Bernhardt

Sonja Bernhardt
CEO, ThoughtWare Australia

Sandra E. Burke, Ph.D., FAHA

Sandra E. Burke, Ph.D., FAHA
Director, Cardiovascular Biology Research (Retired), Abbott Vascular

Melendy Lovett

Melendy Lovett
President, Texas Instruments Education Technology

Amparo Martinez

Amparo Martinez
General Manager, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Israel, and Turkey, IBM

Neerja Raman

Neerja Raman
Senior Research Fellow, Stanford University & Advisor, Committee for Cyber-, Infrastructure, National Science Foundation, USA

2004 Inductees

Mary-Dell Chilton, Ph.D.

Mary-Dell Chilton, Ph.D.
Principle Syngenta Fellow, Syngenta

Ph.D., Dr. Gail De Planque

Ph.D., Dr. Gail De Planque
President, Strategy Matters, Inc. and Director, Energy Strategists Consultancy, Ltd.

Dr. Pat Selinger

Dr. Pat Selinger
IBM Fellow & VP Data Management Architecture & Technology, IBM

Judy Shaw

Judy Shaw
Director, Advanced Module Development, External Development and Manufacturing, Texas Instruments

Dr. Susan Solomon

Dr. Susan Solomon
Research Scientist, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration

2003 Inductees

Chieko Asakawa

Chieko Asakawa
Group Leader, IBM Tokyo, Accessibility Research, IBM

Wanda Gass

Wanda Gass
DSP Systems Group, Texas Instruments

Kristina Johnson

Kristina Johnson
Dean, Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University

Shirley C. McCarty

Shirley C. McCarty
President, Shamrock Consulting

2002 Inductees

Judy Estrin

Judy Estrin
Chief Executive Officer, JLABS, LLC

Dr. Caroline Kovac

Dr. Caroline Kovac
Managing Director, Burrill & Company (IBM)

Dr. Elaine S. Oran

Dr. Elaine S. Oran
Senior Scientist, US Naval Research Laboratory

2001 Inductees

Duy-Loan Le

Duy-Loan Le
Senior Fellow, Texas Instruments

Janet Perna

Janet Perna
General Manager, Data Management Solutions, IBM Software Group

Darlene Solomon

Darlene Solomon
Chief Technology Officer and Vice President, Agilent Technolgies

2000 Inductees

Dr. Bonnie J Dunbar

Dr. Bonnie J Dunbar
NASA Astronaut, Assistant Director of University Research/ Affairs, National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA

Dr. Irene Greif

Dr. Irene Greif
IBM Felow, Director of Collaborative User Experience Group, IBM Research

Dr. Darleane C. Hoffman

Dr. Darleane C. Hoffman
Professor of Graduate School, Department of Chemistry, University of California Berkeley

Dr. Jennie S. Hwang

Dr. Jennie S. Hwang
International Businesswomen, Worldwide Speaker, Prolific Author, Corp Director, University Trustee, Comminuty Leader

Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson

Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson
President, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

1999 Inductees

Yvonne C. Brill

Yvonne C. Brill
Aerospace Consultant,

Sherita T. Ceasar

Sherita T. Ceasar
Vice President Product Engineering Planning and Strategy, Comcast Communications

Dr. Thelma Estrin

Dr. Thelma Estrin
Professor Emerita, University of California, Los Angeles

Claudine Simson

Claudine Simson
Vice President, CTO, MOTOROLA, INC.

Yukako Uchinaga

Yukako Uchinaga
Vice Chairman, Benesse Corporation and chairman of the Board, CEO/ VP Berlitz International, Inc. IBM

1998 Inductees

Dr. Anita Borg

Dr. Anita Borg
Member of Research Staff, Xerox PARC, Founding Director, Institute for Women and Technology

Millie Dresselhaus

Millie Dresselhaus
Institute Professor of Electrical Engineering and Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Dr. Gertrude Elion

Dr. Gertrude Elion
Scientist Emeritus, Glaxo Wellcome Inc.

Julie Spicer England

Julie Spicer England
Independent Board Advisor, TTM Technologies

Eleanor Francis Helin

Eleanor Francis Helin
Member of Technical Staff, Planetary Scientist and Astronomer, Jet Propulsion Laboratory

1997 Inductees

Fran Allen

Fran Allen
IBM Fellow, IBM

Carol Bartz

Carol Bartz
Executive Chairman of the Board, Autodesk

Shaunna F. Black

Shaunna F. Black
Vice President, Texas Instruments

Pamela Meyer Lopker

Pamela Meyer Lopker
President and Chairman of the Board, QAD

Marcia Neugebauer

Marcia Neugebauer
Distinguised visiting scientist, Jet Propulsion Laboratory

ENIAC Programmers

ENIAC Programmers
Kathleen ,

Donna Shirley

Donna Shirley
Retired, Manager, Mars Exploration Program

Patty Stonesifer

Patty Stonesifer
Chief Exective Officer, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Patricia M. Wallington

Patricia M. Wallington
President, CIO Associates, Sarasota, Florida

Rosalyn S. Yalow

Rosalyn S. Yalow
Nobel Laureate,

1996 Inductees

Ruth Leach Amonette

Ruth Leach Amonette
First Female Vice President, IBM

Dr. Eleanor Baum

Dr. Eleanor Baum
Dean of Engineering, Cooper Union Engineering school

Dr. Jaleh Daie

Dr. Jaleh Daie
Managing Partner, Aurora Equity

Dr. Barbara Grant

Dr. Barbara Grant
Partner, American River Ventures Fmr IBM

Stephanie L. Kwolek

Stephanie L. Kwolek
Developed the Kevlar Fiber, DuPont

Dr. Misha Mahowald

Dr. Misha Mahowald
Neuromorphic Engineer, Institute of Neuroinformatics

Linda Sanford

Linda Sanford
Senior VP, Enterprise on Demand Transformation & Information Technology, IBM

Dr. Cheryl L. Shavers

Dr. Cheryl L. Shavers
Chairman and CEO, Global Smarts, Inc.

Dr. Sheila Widnall

Dr. Sheila Widnall
Secretary of the Air Force,

Dr. Chien-Shiung Wu

Dr. Chien-Shiung Wu
Retired, Senior Research Scientist, Columbia University