Special Issue: Women in Technology CONTENT 06 PULLOUT POSTER Stories of Learning and Leadership A powerful method for boosting the number of women in technology roles is sharing the stories of successful female technology executives. An Early History of Women in IT Women had an early and important role in the advance of computing and information technology. PERSONAL JOURNEYS 10 Leading from the Heart Gurmeet Kaur Director of Digital Strategy & Product Development AARP Putting the IT in Inevitable Laura Miller Global CIO InterContinental Hotels Group 18 14 The Harder You (Net)work the Luckier You Get Titina Ott Adams Senior VP, Customer Operations HM Health Solutions From the Laundry Room to the C-Suite Ã…shild Hanne Larsen 22 CIO and SVP Corporate IT Equinor CAREER ADVICE 28 Focusing on Results, Not Roles Michele Hughes Vice President, IT & Global Business Services Procter & Gamble Powering Up Lorene Miller Managing Director, Customer Service Re-Platform Program Southern California Edison 32