"My Journey to Geek" with Dr. Rebecca Parsons

Dr. Rebecca Parsons is a published author, speaker, and an inspiration for women looking to build a career in technology. During this session, she will share her personal journey and the lessons learned along to way to becoming the CTO of ThoughtWorks. Join us and be inspired!

About Rebecca Parsons:
Dr. Rebecca Parsons is the Chief Technology Officer of ThoughtWorks. She has decades of experience in application development across a range of industries & systems. She has led the creation of large-scale distributed object applications & the integration of disparate systems.

Rebecca is a strong advocate for diversity in the technology industry and is committed to increasing the number of women in coding and STEM fields. She is also the co-author of Domain-Specific Languages, The ThoughtWorks Anthology, and Building Evolutionary Architectures.

Dr. Parsons is a sought after speaker for industry events, serving as a featured presenter at well-known conferences, including Collision Conference, Web Summit, YOW!, Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing and more. She held the position of chairwoman for 4 years on the Agile Alliance Board of Directors and has served the organization over a total of six years.