TechWomen is an initiative of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. It is managed by the Institute of International Education (IIE), and implemented in partnership with the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (ABI).
U.S. Department of State – Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA)
The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State fosters mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries to promote friendly and peaceful relations, as mandated by the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961. ECA engages youth, students, educators, artists, and rising leaders in many fields in the United States and more than 160 countries through academic, cultural, sports, and professional exchanges.
Institute of International Education (IIE)
Founded in 1919, the Institute of International Education is a private nonprofit leader in the international exchange of people and ideas. In collaboration with governments, foundations and other sponsors, IIE creates programs of study and training for students, educators and professionals from all sectors. These programs include the flagship Fulbright Program and Gilman Scholarships administered for the U.S. Department of State.
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.
Supporters of the 2011 TechWomen Program
- Adobe Systems, Inc.*
- AT&T*
- Avaya
- Carnegie Mellon University Silicon Valley*
- Cisco Systems*
- Edelman
- Ericsson
- F Gordon Group
- Facebook*
- Google*
- Hewlett-Packard Laboratories*
- Huawei*
- Intel Corporation*
- Internet Systems Consortium*
- Juniper Networks*
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- LikeList*
- Mayfield Fund
- Microsoft Corporation
- mPay Connect*
- NetApp*
- Newcomb Anderson McCormick*
- Northgate Environmental Management, Inc.*
- Oracle Corporation*
- Parallel Earth*
- Research in Motion
- SAP Labs*
- SF Public Press
- Soup
- Stanford University
- Susan Nesbitt Consulting
- Symantec*
- ThoughtWorks*
- VMware, Inc.
- Wells Fargo
- Yahoo!*
- YouTube
- ZaReason*
* Indicates 2011 Technical Mentorship Host Companies
