Los Angeles, CA – – The National Diversity Council announces the 2016 Top 50 Most Powerful Women in Technology, a definitive list of female executives, influencers and achievers impacting the technology industry. “The 2016 Top 50 Most Powerful Women in Technology list honors female executive leaders of the highest caliber within the tech industry, said Dennis Kennedy, founder and Chair of the National Diversity Council. “It is my honor to announce this group of powerful and inspirational women who have reached new heights of achievement in business.” Selection to the list was based on the following criteria: * Top leader in her organization and profession * Directly contributes to business growth or strategic direction of the organization * Maintains a record of accomplishments in areas of expertise * Effective role model who inspires other women and is active in mentoring the next generation of female professionals in the industry * Operates with the highest integrity and ethical behavior * Demonstrates a commitment to corporate citizenship Executives recognized in the 2016 Top 50 Most Powerful Women in Technology list include: Angela Ahrendts Senior Vice President – Retail & Online Stores Apple Erica Galos Alioto Senior Vice President – Local Sales Yelp Raji Arasu Chief Technology Officer & Vice President of Production and Engineering Stubhub Jan Becker Senior Vice President – Human Resources Autodesk Leslie Berland Chief Marketing Officer Twitter Safra A. Catz Chief Executive Officer Oracle Mary Clark Chief Marketing Officer Syniverse Tawni Cranz Chief Talent Officer Netflix Jenny Dearborn Senior Vice President & Chief Learning Officer SAP Jacqueline DeMaria Executive Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer Western Digital Robyn Denholm Executive Vice President, Chief Financial & Operation Officer Juniper Networks Laura Fennell Senior Vice President – General Counsel & Secretary Intuit Sarah Friar Chief Financial Officer Square Rose Marie Glazer General Counsel, Americas Siemens Kathleen Hogan Executive Vice President – Human Resources Microsoft Marie Oh Huber Senior Vice President – General Counsel eBay Tracy Keogh Chief Human Resources Officer HP Georgette Kiser Chief Information Officer The Carlyle Group Mary Louise Krakauer Executive Vice President – Human Resources EMC Kelly Kramer Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Cisco Colette Kress Chief Financial Officer NVIDIA Cynthia Larose Chair – Privacy & Security Practice Group Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, PC Tiffany Lathe Vice President & General Counsel Rackspace Lori Lee Senior Executive Vice President & Global Marketing Officer AT&T Wendy Lee Senior Vice President, President – Corporate Services & Digital Tech, Info Tech Kaiser Permanente Sherrie Littlejohn Executive Vice President – Information Technology Wells Fargo Maria Martinez President – Global Customer Success & Salesforce, Latin America Salesforce.com Gina Mastantuono Executive Vice President – Finance Ingram Micro Inc Bethany Mayer President & Chief Executive Officer Ixia Marissa Mayer Chief Executive Officer, President, & Director Yahoo Kathy McElligott Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer, & Chief Technology Officer McKesson Marcia Morales-Jaffe Senior Vice President – Chief People Officer PayPal Angie More Senior Vice President – Agency Sales Rocket Fuel Donna Morris Executive Vice President – Customer and Employee Experience Adobe Erin Mulligan Nelson Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer SunPower Luann Pendy Senior Vice President – Global Quality Medtronic Joanne Persinger Senior Vice President – Information Technology, Americas Tech Data Corporation Sandra J. Price Senior Vice President – Human Resources Sprint Karen H. Quintos Senior Vice President Dell Shelley L. Reynolds Vice President – World Controller & Principal Accounting Officer Amazon Maryam Rofougaran Senior Vice President – Engineering Broadcom Corporation Virginia M. Rometty Chairman, President, & Chief Executive Officer IBM Sheryl Sandberg Chief Operating Officer Facebook Kamakshi Sivaramakrishnan Chief Executive Officer & Founder Drawbridge Haiyan Song Senior Vice President – Security Markets Splunk Dr. Lisa Su President & Chief Executive Officer AMD Devon Valencia Vice President – Information Technology, Program Delivery Blue Cross Blue Shield, CA Pat Wadors Vice President – Global Talent Organization LinkedIn Vanessa Wittman Chief Financial Officer Dropbox Susan Wojcicki Chief Executive Officer – YouTube Google For more information on the list, please visit www.top50tech.org. About the National Diversity Council A non-profit organization committed to fostering a learning environment for organizations to grow in their knowledge of diversity. The council affords opportunities for organizations to share best practices and learn from top corporate leaders in the areas of diversity and inclusion. More information about the National Diversity Council is available at www.nationaldiversitycouncil.org. Media Contact: Dennis Kennedy Founder & Chairman National Diversity Council dennis.kennedy@nationaldiversitycouncil.org