8. SEEing Change When You Invest in a Girl's Education

On episode #8 we are thrilled to welcome the inspirational and insightful, Tara Chklovski. She is the Founder and CEO of Technovation, a global tech education non-profit that equips young women with 21st century skills and the education they need to become the next generation of tech entrepreneurs and leaders.  She shares her story of what inspired her to change her career path and start Technovation and how it has grown into a global organization that has engaged more than 150,000 girls in over 100+ countries.   She has deep subject matter expertise and big goals to empower millions of girls in the future!  

Tara Chklovski is CEO and founder of global tech education nonprofit Technovation (formerly Iridescent). Prominently featured in the award-winning documentary Codegirl, Forbes named Chklovski “the pioneer empowering the incredible tech girls of the future” and Discovery Science Channel named her its first “CEO Science Super Star Hero” for her work encouraging the next generation of innovators, problem solvers, and game changers. A frequent advocate for STEM education, she’s presented at the White House STEM Inclusion Summit, SXSW EDU, UNESCO’s Mobile Learning Week, and led the 2019 education track at the UN AI for Good Global Summit. Since founding the organization in 2006, Technovation has welcomed more than 130,000 children and parents, and 14,000 mentors, to participate in its programs in 100+ countries.