Sheree Atcheson has many years’ experience in the tech industry and is currently head of diversity and inclusion at Valtech.
A Sri-Lankan-born Irish computer scientist who won the main award at this year’s Diversity in Tech Awards has said she is “honored to play a role” in creating an industry that “truly does work for everyone”.
Sheree Atcheson took home the Grace Hopper Award, named after the pioneering US female computer programmer, at this year’s awards organized by Dublin Tech Summit and AWS.
The awards, now in their fourth year, aim to highlight the achievements of companies and individuals that promote different backgrounds and genders across Ireland’s technology industry and encourage young women to choose STEM careers.
Adopted at a young age by a couple based in Co Tyrone, Atcheson recounted the story of how she found her birth mother in a moving speech at Silicon Republic’s Inspirefest event in 2018. Her trip to Sri Lanka to find out where she was born prompted Atcheson to found social responsibility project I Am Sri Lanka.
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A Sri-Lankan-born Irish computer scientist who won the main award at this year’s Diversity in Tech Awards has said she is “honored to play a role” in creating an industry that “truly does work for everyone”.
Sheree Atcheson took home the Grace Hopper Award, named after the pioneering US female computer programmer, at this year’s awards organized by Dublin Tech Summit and AWS.
The awards, now in their fourth year, aim to highlight the achievements of companies and individuals that promote different backgrounds and genders across Ireland’s technology industry and encourage young women to choose STEM careers.
Adopted at a young age by a couple based in Co Tyrone, Atcheson recounted the story of how she found her birth mother in a moving speech at Silicon Republic’s Inspirefest event in 2018. Her trip to Sri Lanka to find out where she was born prompted Atcheson to found social responsibility project I Am Sri Lanka.
Continue reading: https://www.siliconrepublic.com/careers/diversity-tech-awards-sheree-atcheson
