Why Creating Diversity in Tech Matters, with Alex Balazs

The topic of “why creating diversity in tech matters” is a popular subject, and it’s something I’m asked about frequently. To give his seasoned insight is Alex Balazs, our guest today.

Alex has been with Intuit for 19 years, and is a Senior Vice President and Chief Architect. He’s also an advisory board member for Tech Women @ Intuit, a program dedicated to making Intuit the top choice for women technologists. He’s learned much from being involved in that program, along with his other responsibilities at Intuit. You’ll hear him impart that wisdom on today’s edition of CTO Studio.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

● What is ambidextrous leadership?
● What's the worst advice women in tech can receive?
● Successful software development requires certain traits - what are they?
● How has the computer science world become a more male-dominated industry - was it technology or society?
● What percentage of Intuit’s customer base is female?
● And so much more!


Episode Resources:

Alex Balazs on LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexgbalazs
Alex Balazs on Twitter
https://twitter.com/alexgbalazs?lang=en
Girls Who Code
https://girlswhocode.com/
The Myth of Excellence, by Fred D. Crawford
https://www.amazon.com/Myth-Ex....cellence-Great-Compa
7CTOs
https://7ctos.com