Where Are All the Female CTOs? Here They Are.

Meera’s background includes strategic, financial, and operational experience from her time at Yale University, where she managed a $1B budget (of a $4B organization), led M&A transactions, and secured business development relationships with corporate partners. Most recently, she worked with early-stage venture funds and incubators like Create Venture Studio and Polymath Capital Partners and was responsible for launching business ventures and sourcing investments in enterprise SaaS, infrastructure, and ecommerce. Meera has a BA in Economics from Swarthmore College and an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.

Brittney brings to her role product and operational experience from her time with enterprise and startup companies. Most recently, she worked with Trove, a Series D startup, where she led product development for the launch of Canada Goose’s first circular economy program. Brittney is a graduate of Columbia University and holds an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.

Leila is an Associate Professor of Chemistry at Northeastern University, where she works at the interface of bio-analytical chemistry, materials science, and design. She is also the co-founder, CTO, and scientific advisor of Seaspire Skincare, working to leverage a new class of biomolecules that address both cosmetic and chronic skin concerns. Leila received her BS in Chemistry from Alabama and her PhD in Chemistry from Vanderbilt University.

Maria is the co-founder and CTO of Canvas, an innovative robotics company that brings automation to the construction industry. She immigrated to the US as a teenager and earned her Bachelor’s and her PhD in Mechanical Engineering from MIT. After graduation, she worked as Director of Engineering at Pneubotics, a company known for its inflatable robots. Maria was named on Inc.’s 2022 Female Founders 100 list for “tackling the construction labor shortage head-on and improving both safety and production in the field.”

Alison is pioneering novel technological approaches to disease diagnosis and molecular testing at Nanopath. She is passionate about improving health through innovation, entrepreneurship, and impact-driven technology development. Alison received her BS in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from Johns Hopkins, a Master of Engineering from Berkeley, and a PhD in Engineering from Dartmouth.