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# ECPI University: Saluting Women in STEM Professions

## Key Takeaways

Women remain underrepresented in STEM professions despite progress, with ECPI University recognizing its historical role in pioneering computer programming education for women since 1966.

- Historical significance: ECPI University was progressive in 1966, educating students in the emerging computer programming industry
- Representation gap: Women still lack full representation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics professions
- Cultural shift needed: Continued efforts to encourage women into STEM careers and leadership roles
- Educational foundation: Formal STEM education provides pathway for women to enter and advance in technical fields

#### *The Top 50 Women in Technology*

[When ECPI University was founded 50 years ago](http://www.ecpi.edu/?cmpid=WEBBLOG-ECPI), there were very few women working in technology. In fact, there were far fewer women in the workplace itself. Much has changed since then, yet women still are not fully represented in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) professions.

In 1966, ECPI University was considered a fairly progressive institution, educating students in the small, but emerging industry of computer programming. Today, it remains progressive, both in the way it approaches education and in its desire to attract more women into STEM professions.

As ECPI University celebrates its 50th anniversary, it also seeks to honor the women who are today taking leading roles in the technology field. Compiled by [*Yahoo*](http://top50tech.org/2016/), here are the 50 most powerful women in STEM careers today:

1. **Angela Ahrendts** – Senior Vice President at Apple
2. **Erica Galos Alioto** – Senior Vice President, Local Sales at Yelp
3. **Raji Arasu** – Chief Technology Officer and Vice President of Product and Engineering at StubHub
4. **Jan Becker** – Senior Vice President, Human Resources at Autodesk
5. **Leslie Berland** – Chief Marketing Officer at Twitter
6. **Safra A. Catz** – Chief Executive Officer at Oracle
7. **Mary Clark** – Chief Marketing Officer at Syniverse
8. **Tawni Cranz** – Chief Talent Officer at Netflix
9. **Jenny Dearborn** – Senior Vice President & Chief Learning Officer at SAP
10. **Jacqueline DeMaria** – Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at Western Digital
11. **Robyn Denholm** – Executive Vice President, Chief Financial & Operations Officer at Juniper Networks
12. **Laura Fennell** – Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary at Intuit
13. **Sarah Friar** – Chief Financial Officer at Square
14. **Rose Marie Glazer** – General Counsel, Americas at Siemens
15. **Kathleen Hogan** – Executive Vice President, Human Resources at Microsoft
16. **Marie Oh Huber** – Senior Vice President, General Counsel at eBay
17. **Tracy Keogh** – Chief Human Resources Officer at HP
18. **Georgette Kiser** – Managing Director and Chief Information Officer at The Carlyle Group
19. **Mary Louise Krakauer** – Executive Vice President, Human Resources at EMC
20. **Kelly Kramer** – Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Cisco
21. **Colette Kress** – Chief Financial Officer at NVIDIA
22. **Cynthia Larose** – Chair, Privacy & Security Practice Group at Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, PC
23. **Tiffany Lathe** – Vice President & General Counsel at Rackspace
24. **Lori Lee** – Senior Executive Vice President & Global Marketing Officer at AT&T Inc.
25. **Wendy Lee** – Senior Vice President, President, Corporate Services & Digital Tech, Info Tech at Kaiser Permanente
26. **Sherrie Littlejohn** – Executive Vice President, IT at Wells Fargo
27. **Maria Martinez** – President, Global Customer Success & Latin America at Salesforce
28. **Gina Mastantuono** – Executive Vice President, Finance at Ingram Micro, Inc.
29. **Bethany Mayer** – President & Chief Executive Officer at Ixia
30. **Marissa Mayer** – Chief Executive Officer, President & Director at Yahoo
31. **Kathy McElligott** – Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer, Chief Technology Officer at McKesson
32. **Marcia Morales-Jaffe** – Senior Vice President, Chief People Officer at PayPal
33. **Angie More** – Senior Vice President, Agency Sales at Rocket Fuel
34. **Donna Morris** – Executive Vice President, Customer and Employee Experience at Adobe
35. **Erin Mulligan Nelson** – Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer at SunPower
36. **Luann Pendy** – Senior Vice President, Global Quality at Medtronic
37. **Joanne Persinger** – Senior Vice President, IT Americas at Tech Data Corporation
38. **Sandra J. Price** – Senior Vice President, Human Resources at Sprint
39. **Karen H. Quintos** – Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer at Dell
40. **Shelley L. Reynolds** – Vice President, Worldwide Controller & Principal Accounting Officer at Amazon
41. **Maryam Rofougaran** – Senior Vice President, Engineering at Broadcom Corporation
42. **Virginia M. Rometty** – Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer at IBM
43. **Sheryl Sandberg** – Chief Operating Officer at Facebook
44. **Kamakshi Sivaramakrishnan** – Chief Executive Officer and Founder at Drawbridge
45. **Haiyan Song** – Senior Vice President, Security Markets at Splunk
46. **Dr. Lisa Su** – President & Chief Executive Officer at AMD
47. **Devon Valencia** – Vice President, IT Program Delivery at Blue Shield of California
48. **Pat Wadors** – Chief Human Resource Officer & Vice President, Global Talent Organization at LinkedIn
49. **Vanessa Wittman** – Chief Financial Officer at Dropbox
50. **Susan Wojcicki** – Chief Executive Officer, YouTube at Google

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