History

In Fall 2018, UCSF’s Diversity and Inclusion Staff Certificate Program convened a group of four women for on-going discussion and collaboration based on their job roles in technology. For their final capstone project, what initially had been a casual idea for a Women-in-Tech podcast quickly evolved into a much larger initiative, specifically devoted to building a community for women technologists with aims to address the gender gaps within the UCSF tech community. Ana Buenaventura, Kathleen Grusenki, Suria Sadat, and Alyssa Tecklenburg continued to meet outside of the certificate program and formally presented the Women in Tech at UCSF (WIT@UCSF) group to key IT partners. On January 9, 2019 the group successfully kicked off its first event with enormous support from about 100 community members. WIT@UCSF continues to be a member-led organization with plans to expand broadly in the years to come.

We want to express our deep gratitude to our founding executive sponsors, Jane Wong and Kevin Souza. Their unwavering support and dedication were instrumental in the success of WIT@UCSF. Jane Wong, former UCSF IT Vice President and Associate CIO for enterprise applications, and Kevin Souza, former Associate Dean for Medical Education and Chair of IT Governance for UC San Francisco, have both since retired from UCSF. More than inspiring leaders and advocates for diversity in technology, their leadership paved the way for us to empower women in technology and bridge gender gaps. We are immensely thankful for their contributions and look forward to a more inclusive future in tech.We want to express our deep gratitude to our founding executive sponsors, Jane Wong and Kevin Souza. Their unwavering support and dedication were instrumental in the success of WIT@UCSF. Jane Wong, former UCSF IT Vice President and Associate CIO for enterprise applications, and Kevin Souza, former Associate Dean for Medical Education and Chair of IT Governance for UC San Francisco, have both since retired from UCSF. More than inspiring leaders and advocates for diversity in technology, their leadership paved the way for us to empower women in technology and bridge gender gaps. We are immensely thankful for their contributions and look forward to a more inclusive future in tech.