Women's Week 2021 - Gender Politics in the Workplace

Jen Chew

Managing Partner

Tata Consultancy Services

Jen Chew is a Managing Partner with TCS and runs Strategy & Planning for the Consulting & Services Integration Practice. Jen also leads the US Network of Outstanding Women for TCS, an employee-run organization which seeks to attract, retain, and promote women.

Jen has 20+ years in advisory and consulting including time at Forrester Research, PwC Consulting, IBM, and Deloitte. She has advised executives globally across multiple industries (Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Distribution, etc.) on the intersection of Strategy and Technology.

Harbani Malhortra

Head of Product

Curology

Voted one of the top 20 most influential Women in Product who build and help others build digital products loved by millions of people by Product School. https://www.productschool.com/women-in-product/#harbani-malhotra

Bani is a product leader with a passion for building products that add value and people love. She has a strong track record of conceptualizing and launching successful out-of-the-box products, re-imagining user experience, and being a part of the global e-commerce story. She has worked across a wide variety of audiences and markets across the US, UK, and Indian markets.

Carolyn Childers

Co-Founder + CEO

Chief

Carolyn Childers is the Co-Founder and CEO of Chief, the private network built to drive more women into positions of power and keep them there. She is an experienced leader and operator, having successfully scaled several early-stage businesses. Prior to founding Chief, Carolyn was SVP of Operations at Handy, led the launch of the site Soap.com (Quidsi) and acted as its GM through its acquisition by Amazon. Carolyn is now focusing her energy and experience on tackling the imbalance of professional power and creating lasting change from the top down, landing her on Inc’s 2019 Female Founders 100 List.

Rasika Rajgopalan

Director of People/Talent

Pacaso

Rasika currently leads the People & Talent team at Pacaso, a venture-funded startup aiming to make second home ownership more accessible to all. Throughout her career, she has helped numerous companies intentionally and equitably scale their teams, people programs, and culture. She's also the host of the "Engage & Empower" podcast where she interviews various founders & HR leaders on the tactics & philosophies they use to invest and grow their employees.

Jenny Galluzzo

Co-Founder

The Second Shift

As co-founder of The Second Shift, Jenny Galluzzo lives her life committed to the empowerment of women through work. She is fiercely dedicated to shifting the path forward for women, encouraging them to forge their own career paths with confidence, intention and optimism.

As Head of Community, Jenny curates events across the country to bring members and business partners together, and she and her team are in close contact with members during the application process and beyond. As Head of Brand, she sets the strategy for messaging, communications, and content. Jenny has also used The Second Shift as an opportunity to connect with and help women beyond members, speaking regularly about career transitions, gender equity in the workforce, and becoming an agent for change.

Jenny recently launched initiatives at The Second Shift: Let’s Be Human-- Parenthood at Work, creating a best-practices guide to family leave for corporate clients such as Unilever and Google; and a career coaching platform where women hire coaches from within The Second Shift to optimize their career paths for long-term success.

Prior to starting The Second Shift, Jenny spent many years in journalism, researching, writing, hosting and producing for Good Morning America, News 12 and Plum TV. Jenny holds a BA from Duke University and an MS from the Columbia University School of Journalism. She lives in New York City with her two sons.