Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology Expands Its Board of Trustees with Skilled Leaders from HP, Intuit, NetApp, Purdue University, and SAP

Business Wire, Nov 17, 2008

PALO ALTO, Calif. -- The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (ABI) is pleased to announce the expansion of its board of trustees. The six new board members deepen ABI's ties to high-tech companies and academia, and will help increase the Institute's impact on the high-tech industry.

Robin Abrams has spent nearly 35 years in key leadership roles at numerous high-profile high-tech companies, including CEO positions at Palm Computing, Firefly Mobile, Bluekite, and VeriFone.

Prith Banerjee is the senior vice president, research and director, HP Labs. Before joining HP, Banerjee was dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Nora Denzel is senior vice president and general manager of Intuit's Payroll Business. She previously held engineering, marketing and executive positions at Hewlett-Packard, Legato Systems (now a division of EMC), and IBM.

The John A. Edwardson Dean of Engineering and Ramsburg Distinguished Professor at Purdue University, Leah Jamieson received ABI's Women of Vision Award for Social Impact in 2007.

At SAP, Dr. Ike Nassi is executive vice president, head of research for Americas and China, and head of Global Business Incubation. Prior to joining SAP, Dr. Nassi helped start Encore Computer, InfoGear Technology, and Firetide, and was one of the co-founders of the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California.

The CTO and senior vice president of NetApp, Brian Pawlowski is co-author of the NFS Version 3 specification and co-chair of the NFS Version 4 working group at the Internet Engineering Task Force.

"The addition of these board members from industry and academia demonstrates the continued support of leading technologists and high-tech companies for our mission," said Telle Whitney, president and CEO of the Anita Borg Institute. "In 2008, the growth of our programs and the incredible impact of our research study, Climbing the Technical Ladder: Obstacles and Solutions for Mid-Level women in Technology, demonstrate the impact we are having."

"It's an honor to join the ABI Board of Trustees," said Brian Pawlowski. "ABI provides great programs and forums that enable women to more effectively pursue careers in technology with greater impact. ABI brings together technology leaders, emerging technologists, and students pursuing studies with an eye toward a career in technology through events like the Grace Hopper Conference and the Women of Vision Awards. I am committed to working within ABI and NetApp to expand the opportunities for the development of women in technology."

More information about all of the ABI board members can be found at http://anitaborg.org/about/who-we-are/.> About the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (ABI)

The Anita Borg Institute provides resources and programs to help industry, academia, and government recruit, retain, and develop women leaders in high-tech fields, resulting in higher levels of technological innovation. ABI programs serve high-tech women by creating a community and providing tools to help them develop their careers. ABI is a not-for-profit 501(c) 3 charitable organization. ABI Partners include: Google, Microsoft Corporation, HP, Sun, Cisco, Intel, SAP, Juniper Networks, NSF, NCWIT, IBM, Symantec, CA and NetApp. For more information, visit www.anitaborg.org.