Women @ Work: The Glass Ceiling and the Broken Rung
Women @ Work: The Glass Ceiling and the Broken Rung
Presented by Forge + The Galant Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship at UVA’s McIntire School of Commerce + HearstLab + Venture Lab at The University of Pennsylvania
During this panel, you will hear from a diverse panel of UVA & Wharton women grads turned investors, entrepreneurs, and corporate leaders on how they’ve defied the odds and navigated the real world glass ceiling.
Meet the Panelists
Clare Carr
VP, Enterprise Marketing at Chief
Forge Board Member
UVA Class of 2007
Clare is a marketing, communications, and brand strategy leader focused on changing the face of leadership. Currently, she is the VP of Enterprise Marketing at Chief. She previously led marketing at Parse.ly, which was acquired by WordPressVIP in 2021 and launched the audience development function at Greentech Media, which was acquired by Verisk Analytics in 2016. Clare is a graduate of UVA and holds a BA in Environmental Science. Outside of work, Clare is a dedicated mom to two kids and serves at Forge’s Board Chairperson.
Sharon Cao
Co-Founder & COO at Happied
Techstars '21
UVA Class of 2013
After a UVA degree in Systems Engineering, working as a Business Analyst, and a 4-year stint at a DMV high-growth startup, Alarm.com, Sharon made the leap to co-found Happied. By nature, she is a builder, explorer and connector who believes that meaningful experiences and strong communities are the keys to happiness. She draws from her experience in the tech world and strong execution skills to lead the Happied team to build their platform, which uses data to more efficiently and effectively curate exceptionally meaningful (and enjoyable) events + retreats.
Shanel Fields
Founder & CEO at MD Ally
Board Member, Techstars
Wharton MBA 2019
As the child of a volunteer EMT, Shanel Fields was inspired by her father’s experiences as a first responder to launch a healthcare technology company in the 911 space that focuses on ensuring the appropriate use of finite emergency resources and improving long-term patient outcomes. In 2018, she leveraged her mobile and healthcare technology expertise to launch MD Ally, an EMS telemedicine platform that enables collaborative partnerships between public safety and provider organizations for large-scale mobile integrated healthcare initiatives. Shanel has found that driving innovation in the 911 space has fulfilled her desire to positively impact the world around her and improve the health of all citizens, particularly when they’re at their most vulnerable moments.
Dana Kim
Founder & CEO at Highlight
Wharton MBA 2020
Dana Kim is founder and CEO of Highlight, an agile in-home product testing platform. Dana spent 5 years at a boutique insights agency, where she saw firsthand the difficulty of product testing. So she founded Highlight - the platform streamlines everything from recruit to data set, including all the logistics of getting your product to your target customers. It boasts 90% survey completion rates, can get product in hands in days, and seamlessly collects targeted feedback at scale.