"You Had me at Hello, World: 1:1 Mentoring with the Leaders of Tech"

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• Dona Sarkar, Microsoft
• Thursday 19 February 2015, 13:00-14:00
• Computer Laboratory, William Gates Building, Room FW26.

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What do tech leaders at Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Facebook, Rent-The-Runway and various Silicon Valley VC firms advise their mentees on in private 1:1 sessions? The formula for guaranteed success in the tech industry of course! Dona Sarkar will walk through 5 pieces of advice with practical examples and suggestions they shared with her, along with a preview of what the next 10 years of tech will bring.

Short Bio: Dona Sarkar is an engineering manager, an author and a fashion designer. She joined Microsoft in 2005 and currently leads a team of engineers to build the central hardware and driver signing service for the Windows brand. She has more than 12 years of experience in the tech industry and has been involved in building products and customer experiences that are used by more than a billion people, starting from Oracle databases to multiple versions of Windows, OneDrive and Windows Phone.

Dona is a passionate advocate of hiring and retaining diverse talent into the tech industry. She spends several months every year leading technical roadshows and conducting interviews in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Australia and Argentina. She lives in Seattle, Washington with her handsome husband and a very bossy grey tabby named Ash. You can get in touch with her at www.donasarkar.com

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