Take Back Your Power: Fireside Chat with Deb Liu, CEO of Ancestry

Take Back Your Power: Fireside Chat with Deb Liu, CEO of Ancestry

Deb Liu, CEO of Ancestry & author of "Take Back Your Power," in conversation with Bhawna Singh, CTO of Okta

By Neythri

Date and time

Wednesday, June 5 · 5 - 6pm PDT

Location

Online

About this event

  • 1 hour

Event Details


Join us for an enlightening conversation with Deb Liu, CEO of Ancestry and author of "Take Back Your Power," as she draws from two decades of experience as a female leader in the tech industry. Through a blend of hard data and personal anecdotes, Deb will shed light on the challenges women face in male-dominated workplaces and share strategies for overcoming them.

In conversation with Neythri Founding Circle member Bhawna Singh, CTO of Okta, Deb will discuss the importance of community allyship and support in her journey and how she champions others by leveraging the advice she's received.

This is an online event. Registered guests will receive the Zoom Link 48 hours before the event.

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About The Speakers


Deb Liu

CEO of Ancestry

Deborah Liu is a seasoned technology executive based in Silicon Valley. She is currently the president and CEO of Ancestry, the company at the forefront of family history and consumer genomics. Prior to this, she served on the leadership team of Facebook, where she was the vice president of Facebook App Commerce. During her time there, she founded Facebook Marketplace and created Facebook Pay, Facebook Audience Network, and App Ads. Previously, she spent several years at PayPal, where she led the eBay marketplace product team, created the charitable donations and social commerce teams, and worked in corporate strategy. An alum of Duke and Stanford University, she also serves on the board of Intuit and is cofounder of the nonprofit Women in Product. She lives with her husband, three kids, and mom in California.


Bhawna Singh

CTO of Okta

Bhawna Singh is a senior technology executive with 20+ years of experience in successfully transforming products and scaling technology for a global user base. In her career as an executive leader, advisory board member, and investor, Bhawna has worked across multiple high-growth companies to grow & scale platforms from 0 to 100+ million monthly users, led global expansion of products, steered multiple acquisitions and spearheaded innovation to drive user growth and engagement, delivering multi million dollar revenue growth.

As CTO at Okta, Bhawna leads tech strategy and vision for its Customer Identity product. Bhawna frequently connects with senior executives of Okta’s global customer base, to build deep trust by delivering highly scalable, stable and secure products serving billions of login per month.

Bhawna sits on the Advisory board of early stage startups and VC groups. Bhawna’s deep expertise in the area of driving high-growth, AI and cybersecurity is frequently published in the press and podcasts."



Organized by

Neythri is a 501c3 nonprofit headquartered in California, USA. Neythri’s mission is to foster, engage and advance a global community of South Asian professional women of all backgrounds and experience who are committed to helping each other succeed.

We aim to create dynamic spaces for South Asian professional women to collaborate, share knowledge and connect to resources that will help them grow, thrive and support one another. This cross-generational, cross-industry platform aims to foster dialogue and leadership development through connections, mentoring, learning and support.

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