Even though women have long fought for gender equality in the technology field, they’re still vastly underrepresented. In the U.S. in 2019, women held just 26 percent of professional computing jobs in the workforce and only 18 percent of CIO positions in the top 1,000 companies, according to the National Center for Women & Information Technology. TCB’s Notable Women in Technology truly stand out. They’ve worked their way to positions of influence, from IT directors to CIOs, founders to CEOs.

Methodology: The individuals featured did not pay to be included. Their profiles were drawn from nomination materials. This list is not comprehensive; it includes only people who were nominated and accepted after editorial review. To qualify for this list, individuals must be serving in senior-level technology roles in Minnesota, have at least five years of experience in technology, and have shown the ability to effect change in their roles or areas of practice.

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