Tarah Wheeler

Tarah Wheeler
Born Tarah Marie Wheeler
Washington, U.S.
Alma mater Carroll College, Portland State University, University Of Michigan
Occupation Author, hacker, CEO
Years active 1998–present

Tarah Wheeler is an American technology executive, entrepreneur,[1] hacker, keynote speaker,[2] scientist[3] and author. She is Cybersecurity Czar at Symantec,[4] author of Women In Tech, and founder of the Women In Tech Council. In 2016, Wheeler was named a Passcode Influencer by Christian Science Monitor.[5] Before Fizzmint, Wheeler served in several roles at Microsoft Game Studios for Halo and Lips for Xbox.

In 2004, she was named a National Science Foundation fellow.[6] In 2012, she founded cloud computing company Fizzmint.[7] In 2016, she spoke to the Federal Trade Commission on information security in tech startups[8] and published Women In Tech, a book dedicated to teaching women how to succeed in tech careers. She is noted for teaching women technologists interview techniques[9][10] and salary negotiation,[11] and as systems architect at mobile encryption firm Silent Circle.[12]

In 2014, Tarah helped found "InfoSec Unlocked" a diversity non-profit, whose goal is to help bring more diverse voices to infosec conferences across the US through paper writing events and scholarships. [13] This was an extension of her YouTube series where she discussed diversity topics, "DEF CON Unlocked." [14] This series mostly covered topics relating to diversity at DEF CON, one of the worlds largest hacker conferences.

Activism

After a record-setting Kickstarter campaign,[15][16] Wheeler published Women In Tech with several contributors, including Esther Dyson and Brianna Wu, one of the targets of the Gamergate controversy.[17] She experienced threats for including Wu, but retained her as a coauthor due to Wu's experience in the gaming industry.[18] Wheeler has experienced multiple death and rape threats for her online activism.[19][20][21]

Bibliography

References

  1. ↑ "Books about women – past and present". Bellingham Herald. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
  2. ↑ "5 questions with HDC keynote Tarah Wheeler Van Vlack". Silicon Prairie News. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
  3. ↑ "A CEO Explains How Women Can Fix Tech's Gender Problem". Registrar. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Symantec appoints first cybersecurity czar". Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Meet Passcode's Influencers". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Complex Systems Advanced Academic Workshop's (CSAAW) Final Report for the 2005-2006 Academic Year". University Of Michigan Press. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
  7. ↑ "How This Author Is Leveling The Playing Field For Women In Tech". Forbes. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Start with Security". Federal Trade Commission. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Against the "pipeline problem": Elissa Shevinsky on getting women and minorities into tech". New Statesman. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Tarah Wheeler Van Vlack Fights for Women in Tech". Retrieved July 30, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Book excerpt: Salary negotiating secrets for women in the tech industry". GeekWire. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Commentary: To bring 'binders full of women' into tech, we must get on the same page". GeekWire. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
  13. ↑ "InfoSec Unlocked.". Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  14. ↑ "DEF CON Unlocked.". YouTube. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Meet the woman writing the book on women in technology". Daily Dot. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Women In Tech: The Book". Kickstarter. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
  17. ↑ "A New Kickstarter Funds a Book Aimed at Inspiring Women in Technology". Boston Globe. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
  18. ↑ "Tarah Wheeler Van Vlack On Doing What You Love". Power To Fly. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
  19. ↑ "Who Knew Helping Women Get Tech Jobs Could Be So Controversial?". Huffington Post. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
  20. ↑ "Docker hired private detectives to pursue woman engineer's rape, death threat trolls". The Register. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
  21. ↑ "Sexism isn't getting better in Silicon Valley, it's getting worse". The Register. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
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