Reshma Saujani is the founder and CEO of the nonprofit, Girls Who Code. She is also the founder of Moms First, which aims to center women in the post-pandemic economic recovery and ensure women's paid and unpaid labor is valued.
Reshma is a lifelong activist and the first Indian American woman to run for U.S. Congress. She saw an enormous gender gap in computing classes when she visited schools during her campaign. This inspired her to start Girls Who Code, which is a pipeline to prepare young women for careers in tech.
She is also the author of 4 books. Her book, Pay Up: The Future of Women and Work came out in March 2022.
Videos of Reshma Saujani
How to Embrace Failure
Teach Girls Bravery, Not Perfection
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