Deanna Kosaraju Founder and CEO, Global Tech Women

Deanna has worked with thousands of technical women around the world over the last several years. Her vision is to create a global network of technical women around the world who are inspired, connected and self-actualized. Deanna started Global Tech Women because she believes no matter what corner of the globe you live, you deserve access to the latest technical information, inspiration and local and global support to help you achieve your definition of success both personally and professionally. This is our commitment to you and we ask you to join this community because together we can make it a reality.

Prior to starting this new initiative Deanna was the Vice President of Programs at the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (ABI). Her role was to direct and manage all of ABIs programs. Deanna ran ABIs flagship program, the Grace Hopper Celebration for Women in Computing North America from 2006 through November 2011 where attendance grew 375% in 5 years through the worst recession since the great depression. In 2011 alone the conference grew 40%.

Through her own initiative, Deanna took the Anita Borg Institute internationally as founder of a technical women's community and Grace Hopper Celebration Conference for Women in Computing in India as the VP of Strategic Initiatives. Deanna has been working between India and the US flying to India on a quarterly basis since 2008 spending 3-4 months per year in India.

Deanna was involved in the launch of TechWomen, a project partnering with IIE and the U.S. State Department to bring 38 women from the MENA region to Silicon Valley for mentoring in the Spring/Summer 2011. TechWomen was created in response to President Obama’s Cairo speech in 2009 and IIE and ABI were hand selected by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to implement this program.

Prior to this Deanna was a technical woman (and still is). Deanna spent 12 years in the software industry as a consulting manager for ERP systems, product manager and software designer. She has a degree in accounting as well as a degree in Gender and Women's Studies from UC Berkeley.