The predominant narrative about Silicon Valley is that it's a world created and run by men. Poking holes in that popular notion are two authors whose books and lives prove that women play a critical role in the Valley.
In her book "Alpha Girls: The Women Upstarts Who Took On Silicon Valley's Male Culture and Made the Deals of a Lifetime," journalist Julian Guthrie reveals the "hidden figures" of Silicon Valley: women who identified, invested in, and built up the companies that changed the world including Microsoft, Facebook, Tesla, Oracle, Salesforce, and more. "Alpha Girls" is currently in development for a TV series. Guthrie will be in conversation with another Silicon Valley trailblazer, Jessica Powell, who left her high-level executive position at Google to pen the novel "The Big Disruption: A Totally Fictional But Essentially True Silicon Valley Story," which The New York Times dubbed "a zany satire ... her diagnosis of Silicon Valley's cultural stagnancy is so spot on that it's barely contestable." The conversation will be moderated by Adam Fisher, author of "Valley of Genius: The Uncensored History of Silicon Valley, as told by the Hackers, Founders, and Freaks Who Make It Boom."
Julian Guthrie spent twenty years at the San Francisco Chronicle, where she won numerous awards, including the Best of the West Award and the Society of Professional Journalists' Public Service Award. Alpha Girls is Guthrie's fourth nonfiction book.
Jessica Powell was Google's vice president of communications and served on the company's management team. She is the author of "Literary Paris," and has lived in ten countries, working variously as a translator, journalist, and wild boar chaser. She is currently the co-founder and CEO of an early-stage start-up that builds software for musicians. Powell is donating the proceeds from her book to #YesWeCode and to Book Trust.
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In her book "Alpha Girls: The Women Upstarts Who Took On Silicon Valley's Male Culture and Made the Deals of a Lifetime," journalist Julian Guthrie reveals the "hidden figures" of Silicon Valley: women who identified, invested in, and built up the companies that changed the world including Microsoft, Facebook, Tesla, Oracle, Salesforce, and more. "Alpha Girls" is currently in development for a TV series. Guthrie will be in conversation with another Silicon Valley trailblazer, Jessica Powell, who left her high-level executive position at Google to pen the novel "The Big Disruption: A Totally Fictional But Essentially True Silicon Valley Story," which The New York Times dubbed "a zany satire ... her diagnosis of Silicon Valley's cultural stagnancy is so spot on that it's barely contestable." The conversation will be moderated by Adam Fisher, author of "Valley of Genius: The Uncensored History of Silicon Valley, as told by the Hackers, Founders, and Freaks Who Make It Boom."
Julian Guthrie spent twenty years at the San Francisco Chronicle, where she won numerous awards, including the Best of the West Award and the Society of Professional Journalists' Public Service Award. Alpha Girls is Guthrie's fourth nonfiction book.
Jessica Powell was Google's vice president of communications and served on the company's management team. She is the author of "Literary Paris," and has lived in ten countries, working variously as a translator, journalist, and wild boar chaser. She is currently the co-founder and CEO of an early-stage start-up that builds software for musicians. Powell is donating the proceeds from her book to #YesWeCode and to Book Trust.
$6 Members; $14 general (includes Museum admission).
Presented by Contemporary Jewish Museum
The predominant narrative about Silicon Valley is that it's a world created and run by men. Poking holes in that popular notion are two authors whose books and lives prove that women play a critical role in the Valley.
In her book "Alpha Girls: The Women Upstarts Who Took On Silicon Valley's Male Culture and Made the Deals of a Lifetime," journalist Julian Guthrie reveals the "hidden figures" of Silicon Valley: women who identified, invested in, and built up the companies that changed the world including Microsoft, Facebook, Tesla, Oracle, Salesforce, and more. "Alpha Girls" is currently in development for a TV series. Guthrie will be in conversation with another Silicon Valley trailblazer, Jessica Powell, who left her high-level executive position at Google to pen the novel "The Big Disruption: A Totally Fictional But Essentially True Silicon Valley Story," which The New York Times dubbed "a zany satire ... her diagnosis of Silicon Valley's cultural stagnancy is so spot on that it's barely contestable." The conversation will be moderated by Adam Fisher, author of "Valley of Genius: The Uncensored History of Silicon Valley, as told by the Hackers, Founders, and Freaks Who Make It Boom."
Julian Guthrie spent twenty years at the San Francisco Chronicle, where she won numerous awards, including the Best of the West Award and the Society of Professional Journalists' Public Service Award. Alpha Girls is Guthrie's fourth nonfiction book.
Jessica Powell was Google's vice president of communications and served on the company's management team. She is the author of "Literary Paris," and has lived in ten countries, working variously as a translator, journalist, and wild boar chaser. She is currently the co-founder and CEO of an early-stage start-up that builds software for musicians. Powell is donating the proceeds from her book to #YesWeCode and to Book Trust.
$6 Members; $14 general (includes Museum admission).
Presented by Contemporary Jewish Museum
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In her book "Alpha Girls: The Women Upstarts Who Took On Silicon Valley's Male Culture and Made the Deals of a Lifetime," journalist Julian Guthrie reveals the "hidden figures" of Silicon Valley: women who identified, invested in, and built up the companies that changed the world including Microsoft, Facebook, Tesla, Oracle, Salesforce, and more. "Alpha Girls" is currently in development for a TV series. Guthrie will be in conversation with another Silicon Valley trailblazer, Jessica Powell, who left her high-level executive position at Google to pen the novel "The Big Disruption: A Totally Fictional But Essentially True Silicon Valley Story," which The New York Times dubbed "a zany satire ... her diagnosis of Silicon Valley's cultural stagnancy is so spot on that it's barely contestable." The conversation will be moderated by Adam Fisher, author of "Valley of Genius: The Uncensored History of Silicon Valley, as told by the Hackers, Founders, and Freaks Who Make It Boom."
Julian Guthrie spent twenty years at the San Francisco Chronicle, where she won numerous awards, including the Best of the West Award and the Society of Professional Journalists' Public Service Award. Alpha Girls is Guthrie's fourth nonfiction book.
Jessica Powell was Google's vice president of communications and served on the company's management team. She is the author of "Literary Paris," and has lived in ten countries, working variously as a translator, journalist, and wild boar chaser. She is currently the co-founder and CEO of an early-stage start-up that builds software for musicians. Powell is donating the proceeds from her book to #YesWeCode and to Book Trust.
$6 Members; $14 general (includes Museum admission).
Presented by Contemporary Jewish Museum
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