SEPIDEH NASIRI TELLS US ABOUT THE MISSION OF THE WOMEN OF MENA IN TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION AND ITS UPCOMING CONFERENCE
WOMEN OF MENA IN TECHNOLOGY
SEPIDEH NASIRI TELLS US ABOUT THE MISSION OF THE WOMEN OF MENA IN TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION AND ITS UPCOMING CONFERENCE
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S epideh Nasiri , CEO and Founder of Women of Middle East and North Africa ( MENA ) in Technology , moved from Iran to Germany at the age of four , before heading to the United States 10 years later . Her family settled in Cupertino , home of tech giants such as Apple and Sun Microsystems . “ My father was very keen on bringing us to an area of the United States where innovation and education was at the forefront . And having access to computers at such a young age certainly had an effect on me .”
After studying Business and Psychology at UCI , Nasiri was part of a team of four who founded a startup pioneering the provision of digital paywalls to magazines , before moving back to Silicon Valley and working for a number of tech companies . “ One of the most pivotal times for me was being in a room with decision makers from tech companies or startups and being the only woman in the room , being the only person of color in the room , and being the only Iranian in the room .”
That realisation led to Nasiri joining an organisation known as Woman 2.0 , which pioneered the format for women in tech organizations or
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