CIO Women: Rising to the Top of the IT Stack - Women In Technology Int'l

Date: 18-Aug-15 to 18-Aug-15
Location: FIsh & Richardson PC campus / San Diego / United States
Category: IT Technology Conferences & Trade Fairs

CIO Women: Rising to the Top of the IT Stack

TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2015
11:45 AM-1:30 PM

Join WITI San Diego as we present a panel of CIO women, who will talk about the role, how they got there, what's different (or not) for them as women in the role, and what advice they would give to other women aspiring to the role.

Featured Speakers
Bio, Moderator Donna Kruse, Region Manager, Teleproviders: Donna Kruse joined TeleProviders in 2009, tasked with moving the firm upmarket into the large enterprise space. Based in the San Diego market, Donna is an industry veteran with over 20 years of experience working with enterprise customers. Her tenure with companies including AT&T, Lucent Technologies and most recently Qwest Communications earned her numerous sales achievement awards as well as customer accolades.  In her role at Teleproviders, Donna helps her customers navigate the complex and often confusing process of sourcing co-location, cloud computing and connectivity solutions. Her expertise in is in high demand with enterprise clients in Southern California. Vertical areas of expertise includes Restaurant/Retail, Insurance/Financial and Medical Device firms.  Donna is an active member of Women in Business, AITP (Association of IT Professionals) and WITI (Women in Technology International), where she has hosted events, led training sessions, and moderated panel discussions on a variety of technology and business topics. She has also presented at multiple conferences including the San Diego Technology Symposium and the Channel Partners conference. Donna is also a member of Cloud Girls, a vendor-neutral community of female technology advocates focused on cloud education.  She holds a BA in Marketing from the University of Iowa.  In her free time, Donna enjoys working out, hiking, traveling, experimenting with new recipes using her husband's organic garden produce, and spending time with family and friends.  ************************************* Bio, p

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