In honor of Women’s History Month, we’ll be amplifying the voices and career stories of amazing female leaders throughout March with Women On Brand! Check out LeadWithYourBrand.com/WomenOnBrand for all of the incredible shows from the past three seasons.
Jayzen is thrilled to welcome Rebecca Norlander to the show! Rebecca is the Global Head and Vice President of Software Engineering for HP’s Personal Systems business group. With her guidance, the Personal Systems Software team is responsible for developing meaningful customer experiences that amaze and delight, across HP personal computing devices.
Rebecca has always had a passion for developing the next generation of technical talent. She has led efforts to advance primary and secondary school STEM education to address the underrepresentation of women and people of color in computer science.
Guest Bio
Rebecca Norlander
Global Head & Vice President, Personal Systems Software Engineering HP Inc
Rebecca Norlander is the Global Head and Vice President of Software Engineering for HP’s Personal Systems business group. She has worldwide responsibility for the PS Software strategy as well as the PS Software Engineering Center of Excellence. With her guidance, the Personal Systems Software team is responsible for developing meaningful customer experiences that amaze and delight, across HP personal computing devices.
Prior to joining HP, Rebecca was CEO and co-founder of Health123, a Seattle-based Healthcare IT company. She previously spent nearly 20 years at Microsoft that culminated in several senior software leadership roles, including Technical Strategist to Microsoft Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie and General Manager of Windows Security.
Rebecca has always had a passion for developing the next generation of technical talent. She has led efforts to advance primary and secondary school STEM education to address the underrepresentation of women and people of color in computer science. Her contributions include serving on the board of the Technology Access Foundation, the National Board of the American Association of University Women, and the Board of Advisors for the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology. She has appeared as a keynote speaker and panelist at various conferences, including the Grace Hopper Women in Computing conference.
Rebecca holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Boston University (BU), where she received the 2015 Distinguished Alumna Award from the BU College of Arts and Sciences, the first woman to earn this distinction. She also received the 2008 Distinguished Alumna
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