A Women's Technology Delegation, sent to Sierra Leone and Liberia by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to analyze technology's role in empowering women and girls, finds that women are leading the way in West Africa.
The U.S. Department of State Women's Technology Delegation to Liberia and Sierra Leone includes Dr. Anne Marie Slaughter , Women's Tech Del Chair, Princeton University, Professor and Former U.S. Department of State Director of Policy Planning 2009-11; Francoise Brougher, Vice President of Global Advertising and Product Operations, Google; Shannon Cazeau, Deputy Director for Office of Economic Policy for Bureau of African Affairs, U.S. Department of State; Ann Mei Chang, Senior Engineer Director for Emerging Markets, Google; Trina DasGupta, mWomen Program Director, GSMA; Katie Dowd, Senior Advisor for Innovation, U.S. Department of State; Leila Chirayath Janah, CEO & Founder, Samasource; Henriette Kolb CEO, Cherie Blair Foundation for Women; Marisa McAuliffe, Chief of Staff for Policy Planning, U.S. Department of State; Susan McCue, CEO, Message Global, LLC; Maria Thomas, Former CEO, Etsy, Inc.; and Jessica Verrilli, Corporate Development & Strategic Initiatives, Twitter.