…Mona demonstrated a great balance of technical and leadership skills with a savvy communication style that delivered exceptional results. Mona gives back to the community, volunteering to lead IT charitable events from backpack drives to local food banks. She is always the first to volunteer to lead initiatives that are outside of her direct areas of responsibility. She is respected by her peers and client groups for her quality, innovative work. She always remains focused on the customer, and it shows!  Mona is so well deserving of this recognition as a “Rising Star”…

— From Mona’s nominator

….Varsha is a strong, bold, assertive technology leader driving the Cloud Financial Management for Experian. Over last two years, Ascend Engineering team optimized over +$10m AWS costs savings positively impacting the bottom-line. Her creativity to gamify Cloud Financial management, great organizational skills to put budget controls and educating engineering organization to adhere to the policies is remarkable. Varsha is a true multiplier coaching junior team members talent magnet referring multiple resources helping elevate the minimum standard of Technology practitioners…

— From Varsha’s nominator

Mayuri Venkatesh

Senior Manager Global Technology Programs
Experian

…Mayuri is a leader and problem solver with the ability to handle ambiguity with strong consulting skills is how I would describe Mayuri Venkatesh. Mayuri leads the Technical Program Management function to expand Experian’s Big data analytical Platform in Cloud aka ASCEND Platform. Her exceptional communication skills, ability to align with leaders and strategic thinking, enabled her to gain the trust of regional leaders. Mayuri was a perfect liaison to bridge the gap between Ascend Platform Engineering teams and Global Experian stakeholders…

— From Mayuri’s nominator