Join us for an in-person Pride Panel featuring some awesome LGBTQIA++ professionals and learn about their career journeys!
About The Event:
Join us for food and beverages provided by Cybereason (thanks, Cybereason!) and an informative and fun in-person panel discussion moderated by one of our fellow OIT Boston Chapter members. All are welcome. We can’t wait to see ya :)
Read more about our wonderful panelists below- if you have any questions you'd like the panelists to answer, please email Britt at [email protected]!
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Panelist: Aoibh Wood (she/her)
Title, Company: Principal Security Advisor, Cybereason
Bio: Aoibh Wood brings over 30 years of technology experience to Cybereason including 17 as a security practitioner. Over the course of her career she has provided Digital Forensics, Incident Response, and Security Practice Consulting to Fortune 500, the US Federal Government, and local law enforcement. She has served in a security capacity with Fortune 100 companies including driving Incident Response and Security Operations best practice. In her private time, she is an author, artist, and provides time to organizations focused on Women’s Rights and LGBTQ+ advocacy.
Panelist: Jordan Summers (she/her)
Title, Company: D&I Recruiting Specialistm Vendr
Bio: Jordan Summers is a D&I Recruiting Specialist at Vendr, a tech startup based in software procurement (SaaS). Her background in nonprofit program management focused on creating access to education and employment for underrepresented communities. She is excited to bring more purple squirrels into the tech world.
Panelist: Luke Lennon (they/he/any pronouns)
Title, Company: Founder & CEO, Namesake Collaborative
Bio: Luke Lennon recently launched Namesake Collaborative to help fellow trans, nonbinary, and gender expansive folks navigate the legal name and gender marker change process. Prior to Namesake, they led Brand and Community at Stratyfy, a responsible AI fintech, and at MassChallenge, a global startup accelerator. Luke holds a BA from Middlebury College and MBA from Boston College. He is a two-time Americorps member, StartOut Founder, part-time poet, and lover of hiking and condiments.
Panelist: Francisco Lopez (he/him)
Title, Company: Director, IT Audit, Global Internal Audit at American Tower
Bio: Francisco is a director of technology audit at American Tower Corp. in Boston. Francisco has over 20 years of experience leading IT audit departments for Fortune 500 firms. Francisco has a systems information bachelors degree from Harding University, an MBA from La Salle University and a certificate in finance and accounting from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
