Allyson Kapin

Allyson has been named one of the "Most Influential Women in Tech" by Fast Company, a "Tech Titan" by the Washingtonian, and "one of the top 30 women entrepreneurs to follow on Twitter" by Forbes for her leadership roles in tech. As founder of Women Who Tech, she has built a diverse network of 10,000+ engineers, entrepreneurs, investors, and industry leaders. She has produced several Women Who Tech TeleSummits packed with the most inspiring tech changemakers, disruptors, and startup entrepreneurs, ranging from Arianna Huffington, Founder of Huffington Post, to Rashmi Sinha, co-founder of SlideShare, acquired by LinkedIn. In 2015, Allyson launched the Women Startup Challenge to disrupt a culture and economy that’s made it exceedingly difficult for women entrepreneurs to access capital. Allyson is also the cofounder of the award-winning web agency Rad Campaign. Allyson has sat on advisory boards for Anita Borg Institute, Tim O'Reilly's Gov 2.0 Expo, and NTEN's NTC Committee. She speaks at conferences globally ranging from SXSW to Personal Democracy Forum, BBCON, etc. Previously, Allyson was a blogger for FastCompany.com.