n 2014, inspired by her own teenage tinkering, JavaScript developer Sara Chipps set out to create Jewelbots with cofounder Brooke Moreland to expose the next generation of women to the possibilities of technology. Her ambition as CEO—aside from creating killer, programmable jewelry that thrills 9 to 14-year-olds: to dramatically increase the number of girls entering STEM fields. A force in the open-source community since 2001, Sara was formerly the CTO of Flatiron School, which is dedicated to preparing people of all ages for computer-science careers, and in 2010, she co-founded Girl Develop It!, a national non-profit that has taught over 17,000 women how to build software.
